Lyrics   © Dan Edelstein

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The more that we laugh  the more we will cry,
The deeper the love  the harder it is to say goodbye …

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So long, so long,
Friends leave one by one,
So long, so long,
Take flight, everyone …

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Mud on my boots, seems kind of strange,
It’s been so long since it rained,
Guess it’s my tears, there in the dust, 
No sense in hiding the pain,
They say we’re paying “final respects”,
But that just couldn’t be true,
There’s nothing “final” here in my heart,
I’ll always be thinking of you …

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Refrain
So long, so long,
Friends leave one by one
So long, so long,
Take flight, everyone,

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Heartless November, pitiless wind,
Dead leaves aswirl in the cold,
Gray skies are noisy, geese overhead,
Laughing at creatures below,
I don’t know where their wings will take them,
Still, there’s a smile on my face,
An Unseen Hand guides them onward,
Till they find a sunnier place …

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Refrain
So long, so long,
Friends leave one by one
So long, so long,
Take flight, everyone,
So long, so long,
Into the shadows, out of my sight,
So long, so long,
Into the canyons, into the night …

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The greater the soul » the less it is proud,
The brighter the light » the harder to see, when it’s snuffed out,
The more we are free » the stronger the bond,
The warmer our hearts  the colder the world, now that you’re gone,

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So long, so long,
Friends leave one by one,
So long, so long,
I cannot see you, where have you gone?