"Goodbye" from I Love You Because - Matthew Hazen

Matthew Hazen sings "Goodbye" from Syracuse University Drama Department's 2010 Spring mainstage production of I Love You Because. Music by Joshua Salzman, lyrics by Ryan Cunningham.

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Matthew Hazen as Austin, Angela Travins as Marcy, Christian Leadley as Jeff, Hannah Corneau as Diana, Gregory Dassonville as NYC Man, and Mia Michelle McClain as NYC Woman.




Lyrics:

Marcy. Marcy's mine.
And I'm hers. And it's true, she isn't perfect.
And that's fine. But what happens now
to the life I thought I knew?

I had my whole life planned out.
There was no surprise to speak of.
I knew without a doubt what life was all about,
but now I'm caught because I'm choosing
between the life I may be losing
and Marcy, who I love...

I try to stay the course.
I think of Marcy, and I wander.
There's this pulling, aching force,
and I'm certain of the source.
At first I did my best to completely destroy it.
Now I'm starting to enjoy it.

Is this good by to knowing my next move?
Goodbye to knowing where I stand?
This change isn't small; do I go back on all I have planned,
and say hello to uncertain mornings?
Just awake and take it from there?
But I may regret this choice, 'cause I'm reeling,
it's too much to bet on a whim that I'm feeling.
Too much is resting on my saying "goodbye."

But then there's Marcy,
who sees who I am, and still has the nerve to care.
I know that Marcy won't give a damn
if I plan my life out or leave it up to chance
or set up shop on the moon...
She'll love me anyway.

So, I say: goodbye, to my expectations!
Goodbye, to everything I know!
No rules to obey, so I'll wake every day and I'll go
full steam into who knows what?
Who cares? As long as Marcy's by side.

I used to just do what was planned and prepared.
I wouldn't trust chance because I was too scared.
But Marcy is my reason now to try.

So to who I used to be, and the life I thought I wanted:
Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye!!!

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