Story Behind The Song
This song was a collaboration--we went into it wanting to write a sad, Christmas song.
Song Description
A sad Christmas song, about loneliness, loss, and how hard the holidays can be for those who are alone.
| Song Length |
3:19 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Female |
| Mood |
Troubled, Poignant |
Subject |
Sorrow, Loneliness |
| Similar Artists |
Sarah Jarosz |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
No Time to Say Goodbye
80 BPM. Key of G
©2023 Robin OHerin BMI PRO # 853425 BMI IPI # 00424168079. Cooked Goose Publishing Publisher CAE/IPI #3512286 and Doug Millaway ASCAP IPI: 408055381 Mill Away Publishing 421500024
(Instrumental) INTRO
VERSE I
Snow is falling, lights are twinkling
Bells are ringing, folks are singing.
Christmas cheer..... is everywhere
CHORUS
I cry your name in the night time
I see your eyes in every face that passes by
I guess there never was a right time
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
Ladidah, ladidah
VERSE II
Lives apart, lonely hearts
Wishing for a fresh start
.......Desperation fills the air
CHORUS
I cry your name in the night time
I see your eyes in every face that passes by
I guess there never was a right time
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
Ladidah, ladidah
BRIDGE
Every face,...a ghost of Christmas past
Regrets ...the only things that lasts, that lasts, that lasts
DOWN CHORUS
I cry your name in the night time
I see your eyes in every face that passes by
I guess there never was a right time
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
Christmas time's no time to say goodbye
OUTRO
Ladidah, Ladidaaaah
Oooooh, ooooooh, oooh ooh oooh