Junior Turner's first major release came back in 2010 when he won a nationa… Read Full Bio ↴Junior Turner's first major release came back in 2010 when he won a national competition out of 110,000 applicants to release a single for BBC Children in Need. In October 2010 he released a cover version of "The Impossible Dream" from the movie "The Man from Le Mancha". Whilst promoting the BBC song Junior Turner had self penned a 2nd single called 'Say Goodbye" and was passing it out to all media outlets. In 2011 he was approached by war veterans charity "Help for Heroes" and asked if they could adopt this song as their theme. In April 2011 Junior Turner recorded and released "Say Goodbye" in support of Help for Heroes, this went on to sell nearly 300,000 copies worldwide and was number 1 overseas. Following such an incredible beginning to his career he was approached by us here at Hush Hush Music Group and offered a recording contract with us and to work with top producer Laurence Woo Allen aka "Mr Woo" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Woo_Allen ).

Say Goodbye
Junior Turner Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Verse 1
What I have to do now it’s just tearing me apart
To say goodbye to you it’s just breaking my heart
Now I have to live without you
Being here next to me
Back to that cold lonely world
They call reality
Chrous

To say goodbye
It’s never easy
When it was time to go away
All I wanna do is stay
To say goodbye
It's never easy
Anytime we say it
But especially now we’re saying goodbye
Verse 2
Now the days are long
I’m thinking of the memories
But I wish you were right here sitting next to me
You’re growing older everyday
Changing in every way
But in my heart yeah
Is where you’ll always stay
Chrous
To say goodbye
It’s never easy
When it was time to go away
All I wanna do is stay
To say goodbye
It's never easy

Anytime we say it
But especially now we’re saying goodbye

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Junior Turner's "Say Goodbye" describe the heart-wrenching pain of having to let go of someone important. The singer is struggling with the idea of saying goodbye and is torn apart by the thought of having to live without this person. The world outside of the relationship is described as "cold and lonely" indicating that the relationship was a significant source of warmth and comfort in the singer's life. The first verse portrays the raw emotions of the singer as they recognize the inevitability of the situation. The chorus emphasizes the difficulty of saying goodbye and that it is never easy. The second verse highlights the memories and how the singer wishes to hold on to them forever. The singer is fully aware that everything around them is constantly changing, but their love for this person won't. The lyrics capture the universal truth that saying goodbye to someone close to our hearts is a challenging process that never gets easier.

Line by Line Meaning

What I have to do now it’s just tearing me apart
The task of saying goodbye to you is causing me immense pain

To say goodbye to you it’s just breaking my heart
Severing my ties with you is causing great emotional anguish

Now I have to live without you Being here next to me
From now on, I must endure life without your presence by my side

Back to that cold lonely world They call reality
Without you, life feels cold and empty, like an unwelcoming and lonely reality

To say goodbye It’s never easy When it was time to go away All I wanna do is stay
Saying goodbye is always difficult, and when it's time to leave, all I want is to stay with you

Now the days are long I’m thinking of the memories But I wish you were right here sitting next to me
My days feel longer now, and I am consumed by memories of the past - I long for you to be physically beside me

You’re growing older everyday Changing in every way But in my heart yeah Is where you’ll always stay
You're changing and aging every day, but my heart will always be where you belong

Anytime we say it But especially now we’re saying goodbye
Saying goodbye is never easy, but it's especially hard and poignant now

Contributed by Nicholas I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS