William Finn, Carolee Carmello , Keith Byron Kirk - Goodbye/Boom Boom lyrics

I would like to say it's been a privilege
Living my life with you who would've bet
When we met
Things would turn out as well as they did?
We had a sweet, remarkable kid
The first of an expected four
I'm thinking we won't have many more

Hey just saying my goodbyes
The living was the prize
The ending's not the story
Just saying my goodbyes goodbye

Boom boom the architect is screaming
Boom boom he sees his buildings burn
Boom boom he writes to whom it does concern
And stands there like a lion grieving
Nodding, disbelieving
When will decency return?

Boom boom her husband left home early
Boom boom she turns the TV on
And scrolling down is a list of tiny names
The place he works is in flames
She wanted so many things the phone rings

Tell our perfect child I wasn't perfect
Except in loving him i expect i'm correct
When I say he's the salt of the earth
Remember, my love the day of his birth
When I sang goofy songs and wept
I thought we had it all, except

Now i'm saying my goodbyes
The living was the prize
The ending's not the story
I'm saying my goodbyes goodbyes
Goodbyes goodbye

Boom boom
The machine picked up the phone call
Boom boom her feet were made of lead
Boom boom she listened as her husband said
The words she always hoped he'd murmur
Still her feet held firmer
When he hung up, she went to bed

Boom her son at school
Boom boom boom life shattered
Boom the golden rule
Everything went boom boom boom boom!

Boom boom the architect, the dreamer
Assumes everything will collapse
The buildings fall
And he sit's there whistling Taps
Outside the air's opaque white
Outside the day's turned to night it's hell
Oh well

Why not restart the day?
Let's say it never happened
Why won't the picture fit the frame
Throw those bad hours away
Make like it never happened
Will our lives ever be the same?
Boom Boom Boom boom Boom Boom