[Intro]

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[Verse 1]


  As I sit in 

this smokey ro

om

   The night a

bout to end

  I pass my ti

me with strang

ers
         
But this bottl

e's my only fr

iend


  Remember whe

n we used to p

ark on

   Butler Stre

et out in the 

dark

  Remember whe

n we lost the 

keys
   
And you lost m

ore than that 

in my backseat

, baby


[Pre-Chorus]


  Remember how

 we used to ta

lk
     
About busting 

out, we'd brea

k their hearts
            
Toge-ther, for

   
e - ver


[Chorus]

             
Never say good

           
bye, never say

 goodbye

You and me and

 my old friend

s

Hoping it woul

d never end
             
Say goodbye, n

     
ever say goodb

ye

Holdin' on - w

e've gotta try

Holdin' on to 

never say good

bye


[Interlude]

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[Verse 2]


  Remember day

s of skipping 

school

Racing cars an

d being cool
       
With a six pac

k and the radi

o
  
We didn't need

 no place to g

o


  Remember at 

the prom that 

night

You and me, we

 had a fight
        
But the band, 

they played ou

r favorite son

g
     
And I held you

 in my arms so

 strong


[Pre-Chorus]

   
We danced so c

lose, we dance

d so slow
       
And I swore I'

d never let yo

u go
            
Toge-ther, for

   
e - ver


[Chorus]

             
Never say good

           
bye, never say

 goodbye

You and me and

 my old friend

s

Hoping it woul

d never end
             
Say goodbye, n

     
ever say goodb

ye

Holdin' on - w

e've gotta try

Holdin' on to 

never say good

bye


[Solo]

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[Pre-chorus]

          
Ooh, and I gue

ss you'd say w

e used to talk
      
About busting 

out, we'd brea

k their hearts
            
Toge-ther, for

   
e - ver


[Chorus/Outro]

             
Never say good

           
bye, never say

 goodbye

You and me and

 my old friend

s

Hoping it woul

d never end
             
Say goodbye, n

     
ever say goodb

ye

Holdin' on - w

e've gotta try
            
Holdin' on to 

              
never say good

            
byyyyyyy-y-y-y

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Yeah yeah

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