He didn’t have much to say That day up on the hill No secrets to divulge No tears to spill
And the grass was greener than he remembered And the air was sticky with mid July He was closer to her than the Earth was to the Sun But he had to say goodbye
She couldn’t tell you how many times She closed her mouth and didn’t say a word She closed her eyes to the truth of his lies They couldn’t be seen or heard
And the grass was greener than she remembered And the air was sticky with mid July She was closer to him than the Earth was to the Sun But she had to say goodbye
We made music like some people make love I write these songs ‘cause I’ve got nothing better to do Things weren’t perfect but I know they were good Good luck to you, good luck to you two
And the grass is greener than I remembered And the birds are free now but they never learned to fly I was closer to them than the Earth was to the Sun But I had to say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Yes, I was closer to them than the Earth was to the Sun She was closer to him than the Earth was to the Sun He was closer to her than the Earth was…