“Goodbye Says It All” peaked at #11 in the US for Blackhawk and their label, Arista Nashville.
The song tells of a man sneaking in after a night out, doing who-knows-what, only to discover that his house is lit up like a Christmas tree and his wife or girlfriend has cleared everything out. She has...
[Verse 1: Blackhawk]
It's another back-door-sneaking-in
Where-you-been? midnight
Quiet as a Mack truck, lotsa luck
Thinking up an alibi
[Pre-Chorus]
But every light in the house is on
Everything is gone
[Chorus]
She left me no chance at redemption
No further exemption
Just a big red goodbye in lipstick on the wall
Goodbye says it all
No long explanation, no reconciliation
No let's-talk-it-over number I can call
Goodbye says it all
Goodbye
[Verse 2]
Could've thrown a knock-down
Scream and shout, have-it-out tirade
She could've made it real tough, bringing up
All the hell that I raised
[Pre-Chorus]
But no more wasted words on me
No she kept it short and sweet
[Chorus]
She left me no chance at redemption
No further exemption
Just a big red goodbye in lipstick on the wall
Goodbye says it all
No long explanation, no reconciliation
No let's-talk-it-over number I can call
Goodbye says it all
Goodbye, goodbye
[Bridge]
But no more wasted words on me
No she kept it short and sweet
[Chorus]
She left me no chance at redemption
No further exemption
Just a big red goodbye in lipstick on the wall
Goodbye says it all
No long explanation, no reconciliation
No let's-talk-it-over number I can call
Goodbye says it all
Goodbye (goodbye, goodbye)
Goodbye says it all
Goodbye Says It All was written by Bobby Fischer & Charlie Black & Johnny MacRae.
Goodbye Says It All was produced by John Hurley & Tim DuBois & Mark Bright.
BlackHawk released Goodbye Says It All on Mon Oct 25 1993.