I Wish I Didn’t Have To Say Goodbye © 2000 Richard Anderson/Nigel Quin [Verse 1] I say goodbye to a fallen hero C'est la vie my friend I wish you didn’t have to make me cry I wish the world would understand You will always be remembered Such a great and wondrous man I wish I didn’t have to say goodbye [Verse 2] There’s no telling what might have been That was then and this is now All the thoughts of yesteryear Stay with me somehow No matter how hard I try I can’t help but cry I wish I didn’t have to say goodbye [Bridge] There was no shame in the way you died Only courage in the way you lived You never showed that you could feel the pain But I know you did [Verse 3] No matter how many days come and go I still remember you.... You brought me tears and I still smile When I think of you I just wish I didn’t have to say goodbye I wish that I didn’t have to say goodbye
