I know they say if you love somebody   you should set them free   but it sure is hard to do, sure is hard to do   I know they say if it don't come back again   then it's meant to be   Those words don't pull me through cause I'm still in love with you   I spend each day here waitin' for a miracle   But it's just you and me goin' through the mill   climbin' up a hill      this is the long goodbye   somebody tell me why,   two lovers in love can't make it,   just what kinda love keeps breakin' her heart   no matter how hard I try, I'll always make you cry   come on baby, it's over...let's face it   all that's happenin' here is a long goodbye      sometimes I ask my heart did we really give our love a chance   but I know without a doubt, we turned it inside out   and if we walked away would it make more sense   but it tears me up inside, just to think we still could try   how long must we keep runnin' on a carousel   goin' round and round and never gettin' anywhere   on a wing and prayer      repeat chorus      oh, long goodbye