WE HAD JOY,
WE HAD FUN,
WE HAD SEASONS IN THE SUN;
BUT THE HILLS WE WOULD CLIMB
WERE JUST SEASONS OUT OF TIME.
ALL OUR LIVES WE HAD FUN,
WE HAD SEASONS IN THE SUN;
BUT THE STARS WE COULD REACH
WERE JUST STARFISH ON THE BEACH.
ADIEU, EMILE,
MY TRUSTED FRIEND,
WE`VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
SINCE WE WERE NINE OR TEN;
TOGETHER WE CLIMBED HILLS AND TREES,
LEARNED OF LOVE
AND A-B-C`s,
SKINNED OUR HEARTS
AND SKINNED OUR KNEES.
ADIEU, EMILE,
IT`S HARD TO DIE,
WHEN ALL THE BIRDS ARE SINGING IN THE SKY;
NOW THAT THE SPRING IS IN THE AIR,
PRETTY GIRLS ARE EV`RYWHERE;
THINK OF ME
AND I`LL BE THERE.
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ADIEU, PAPA,
PLEASE PRAY FOR ME,
I WAS THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY;
YOU TRIED TO TEACH ME
RIGHT FROM WRONG,
TOO MUCH WINE
AND TOO MUCH SONG,
WONDER HOW I GOT ALONG.
ADIEU, PAPA,
IT`S HARD TO DIE,
WHEN ALL THE BIRDS ARE SINGING IN THE SKY;
NOW THAT THE SPRING IS IN THE AIR,
LITTLE CHILDREN EV`RYWHERE;
WHEN YOU`LL SEE THEM, I`LL BE THERE.
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ADIEU, FRANCOISE,
MY TRUSTED WIFE,
WITHOUT YOU I`D HAVE HAD A LONELY LIFE;
YOU CHEATED LOTS OF TIMES,
BUT THEN,
I FORGAVE YOU IN THE END,
THO` YOUR LOVER WAS MY FRIEND.
ADIEU, FRANCOISE,
I`TS HARD TO DIE,
WHEN ALL THE BIRDS ARE SINGING IN THE SKY;
NOW THAT THE SPRING IS IN THE AIR,
WITH YOUR LOVERS EV`RYWHERE;
JUST BE CAREFUL,
I`LL BE THERE.
ALL OUR LIVES WE HAD FUN,
WE HAD SEASONS IN THE SUN;
BUT THE STARS WE COULD REACH
WERE JUST STARFISH ON THE BEACH