I am getting near the end,
so, it is goodbye,
for you have the ticket in hand,
and I am here on a winter’s day saying goodbye to you,
I am saying goodbye, with a tear in my eye,
but bless you, you have to do what you have to do,
you have to do what you have to do,
and you are about to head off,
across the other side of the world to a new life,
and I will miss you,
I will truly miss you,
for you mean more to me than I thought was true,
and I feel it in my heart,
I feel it so painfully,
and I feel the tears welling up,
but you have to do what you have to do,
and how I wish it was not true,
but it is,
and you will be happy I am sure,
and although I am sad,
and I am happy and sad and glad at the same time,
I have to be happy for you,
I have to be happy for you,
and look at you, look at you with your ticket in hand,
and look at you with a smile so wide,
and with such, enthusiasm in your eyes,
bless you, bless you.