Crystal Gayle - The Sound of Goodbye

Crystal Gayle - The Sound of Goodbye (1983). Lyrics in description. From the album "Cage The Songbird".

We kissed goodnight
And we turn out the light
And we lay side by side in the dark
And we're waiting for sleep or a spark

But the night's on the run
And the spark does not come
And we quietly worry and wonder
And the silence is louder than thunder
And it rings with the sound of goodbye

It rings with the sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

We can talk of the weather
We can talk of the news
We can talk of the talk of the town
There's another true love going down

We can talk about promises, talk about lies
But there's no use pointing our fingers
And the sound of 'I love you' still lingers
But it rings with the sound of goodbye

It rings with the sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

Time is forever
But love is a fire
And one day is one degree colder
And the clock's tickin' over your shoulder
And it ticks and it ticks, and it ticks and it ticks...

And it ticks with the sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

Sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

(Hugh Prestwood)

[lorennicholls]

Another lost 80's song that you don't hear anymore. I sure miss them.

[victorsabwa]

Reminds me of very good moments when love was real, songs that never stopped playing.

[petertosh]

Hit ''Like'' if you still love this song today...2020

[mercynyokabi]

2023 till I die
Am still loving Crystal

[japhethochieng]

Timeless hit by Crystal Gayle from medical school days at Kenyatta National Hospital.

Mid 1980s.

[bill]

June 24, 2013. I'm taking mom to Ms Crystal show tonight. I have been playing all of dads old records. I can't wait to see her. . ❤❤ 🌹..

[MrCBXer]

Why, as a 53 year old male, does listening to lodies like this still bring a tear to my eyes? 
Knowing that music like this will never be along again in this continuum! So sad. 

[theunknown]

She has to have one of the best voices of all time

[keithc]

When I was a kid my dad listened to the local country station and there was this one song I really liked but I had no idea who it was and it didn’t get on the radio that much. Maybe once or twice that I could remember. Being from Long Island which isn’t a hotbed for country popularity, we lost our station and that was that. I spent years trying to figure out what song it was and then I found this maybe a year ago and realized it was Crystal and it was this song.

[shelleycogswell]

I never get tired of listening to this lady. She has always been one of the best.

[robinelwood]

I remember the sound of good bye when my Daddy took his last breath. I am thinking of YOU tonight Daddy.💙

[billlevins]

I am a huge fan of 80's country music and came across this great song. I think today if the radio played this many people would still love it. Very catchy and beautiful voice.

[ish]

There's no single week that passes without me listening to this song. Perfect message

[jameskamau]

Thank you KBC Sundowner for introducing to songs like this one.

[bobbyozb]

C'mon....Does it really get any better than this ???....This is an awesome tune !!

[dariowestern]

Great song from my teenage years. It was a hit here in Australia in 1983 - 1984.

[charliewoods]

R.i.p. to Hugh prestwood you wrote a brilliant song!

[mkl]

A #1 hit for Crystal Gayle on the Country & Western charts. It was the 688th #1 C&W song of the Rock Era. I saw Crystal on May 25, 1987 (Memorial Day) at Busch Gardens Amusement Park in Willamsburg, VA. She opened for The Charlie Daniels Band.

[machariambugua]

When music used to speak straight to the heart.

[tyruskam]

Songs from my childhood thanks to my dad. RIP 15 years and still feels like he left yesterday.