“The Big Goodbye” is the last track on AJR’s EP, “What No One’s Thinking”. It was confirmed in an AJR masterclass (there was a post on Reddit from a witness) to be the missing thirteenth track on “The Maybe Man”.
When the brothers originally made “Track Thirteen” a known item, they expressed that t...
[Intro: The Fortunairs]
Alright, well, here we go again
5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 30, will you give me 35, 5, make it 40, will you give me 40, will you give me 45, 5, make it 50, will you give me 50, will you give me 55, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45
5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45
5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45
5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45
(5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45)
(5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30)
[Verse 1: Jack Met, The Fortunairs]
I wrote a song 'bout bein' weak
Now I hear congratulations
They know me in LA now, it seems
Today I finally get to leave (5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it)
Leave this little life I'm used to
The shows that no one came to
They're shrinking in my rear-view
[Pre-Chorus: Jack Met]
And I should be so happy I could cry
If this is what a happy end looks like
[Chorus: Jack Met]
Someone tell me why
Why I'm all in my head
Why you're all on my mind
Why it feels like my friends are leaving me behind
Why I miss all the shit I've seen a million times
No, don't look back, just drive
Someone tell me why
Why my town feels like home for the first time in years
Why'd I need to be known? They fuckin' know me here
But it could be a movie with a feel-good end
Oh, God, I hope it is
Then my whole life could sound like this
[Post-Chorus: Jack Met, The Fortunairs]
(5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45)
(5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45)
Just make it sound like this
(5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45)
[Verse 2: Jack Met]
Oh, I wish I could take you all where I'm headin'
Guess I can FaceTime into all of your weddings
And I'll be on your TVs so you won't forget me
You won't forget me, right?
[Chorus: Jack Met]
Oh, then tell me why
Why I'm all in my head
Why you're all on my mind
Why it feels like my friends are leaving me behind
Why I miss all the shit I've seen a million times
No, don't look back, just drive
Someone tell me why
Why my town feels like home for the first time in years
Why'd I need to be known? They fuckin' know me here
But it could be a movie with a feel-good end
Oh, God, I hope it is
Then my whole life could sound like this
[Bridge: Jack Met]
Don't turn around, kid
You know what you're doin'
Tell us about it at the ten-year reunion
We'll all be here, kid
Sayin' we knew ya
Hope you can make it to the ten-year reunion
Hope you can make it to the ten-year reunion (Just make it sound like this)
Hope you can make it to the ten-year reunion
Alright, then
[Interlude: Jack Met, The Fortunairs, Aria Lisslo]
Just make it sound like this
(5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45)
(5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45)
5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30, will you give me 40, will you give me 45
5 hundred, 25, will you give me 30, make it 30
Just make it sound like this
[Outro: Jack Met]
(Just make it sound like this)
Then someday I'll sing about the shit I did
And not the shit I'll miss
Then my whole life can sound like this
The Big Goodbye was written by Ryan Met & Jack Met & Leroy Van Dyke & Buddy Black.
The Big Goodbye was produced by Ryan Met.
Ajr released The Big Goodbye on Fri Sep 05 2025.
Ryan broke down the production of the song in a video on social media: