The Big Goodbye

Lyrics

[Intro: The Fortunairs] Alright, well, here we go again 5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 30, will you give me 35, 5, make it 40, will you give me 40, will you give me 45, 5, make it 50, will you give me 50, will you give me 55, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45 5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45 5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45 5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45 (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45) (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30) [Verse 1: Jack Met, The Fortunairs] I wrote a song 'bout bein' weak Now I hear congratulations They know me in LA now, it seems Today I finally get to leave (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it) Leave this little life I'm used to The shows that no one came to They're shrinking in my rear-view [Pre-Chorus: Jack Met] And I should be so happy I could cry If this is what a happy end looks like [Chorus: Jack Met] Someone tell me why Why I'm all in my head Why you're all on my mind Why it feels like my friends are leaving me behind Why I miss all the shit I've seen a million times No, don't look back, just drive Someone tell me why Why my town feels like home for the first time in years Why'd I need to be known? They fuckin' know me here But it could be a movie with a feel-good end Oh, God, I hope it is Then my whole life could sound like this [Post-Chorus: Jack Met, The Fortunairs] (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45) (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45) Just make it sound like this (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45) [Verse 2: Jack Met] Oh, I wish I could take you all where I'm headin' Guess I can FaceTime into all of your weddings And I'll be on your TVs so you won't forget me You won't forget me, right? [Chorus: Jack Met] Oh, then tell me why Why I'm all in my head Why you're all on my mind Why it feels like my friends are leaving me behind Why I miss all the shit I've seen a million times No, don't look back, just drive Someone tell me why Why my town feels like home for the first time in years Why'd I need to be known? They fuckin' know me here But it could be a movie with a feel-good end Oh, God, I hope it is Then my whole life could sound like this [Bridge: Jack Met] Don't turn around, kid You know what you're doin' Tell us about it at the ten-year reunion We'll all be here, kid Sayin' we knew ya Hope you can make it to the ten-year reunion Hope you can make it to the ten-year reunion (Just make it sound like this) Hope you can make it to the ten-year reunion Alright, then [Interlude: Jack Met, The Fortunairs, ​Aria Lisslo] Just make it sound like this (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45) (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45) 5 hu​ndred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45 ​5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30 Just make it sound like this [Outro: Jack Met] (Just make it sound like this) Then someday I'll sing about the shit I did And not the shit I'll miss Then my whole life can sound like this