[Verse 1] We stood there on the pier Salt on your cotton sleeve The ferry cut the water And took the last of me Your hand still in my hand Then it was just the wind A gull swung past the mast And I let the moment in [Pre-Chorus] The sky went slow and low Like it knew where we’d been One more breath, one more wave Then the light changed again [Chorus] Golden goodbye Golden goodbye You turned to sun on the tide And I let you go tonight Golden goodbye Golden goodbye What ends can still be kind When the whole sea turns to gold [Verse 2] I walked back through the market Lemons in a paper bag Old men by the harbor Laughing at the fading flag A child kicked up the foam At the edge of the quay And something in that little grin Started something new in me [Pre-Chorus] The sky went slow and low Like it knew where we’d been One more breath, one more wave Then the light changed again [Chorus] Golden goodbye Golden goodbye You turned to sun on the tide And I let you go tonight Golden goodbye Golden goodbye What ends can still be kind When the whole sea turns to gold [Bridge] I used to call it loss If the door swung shut But the air tonight is open And it’s more than enough The horizon kept its promise Even after you were gone It made a path in amber And I walked along [Final Chorus] Golden goodbye Golden goodbye You turned to sun on the tide And I let you go tonight Golden goodbye Golden goodbye What ends can still be kind When the whole sea turns to gold Golden goodbye Golden goodbye I’m not looking back for you I’m looking forward now [Outro] The water holds the last light Then gives it back to me A beautiful beginning On a gold-lit sea