They say when you gain a lover

You begin to loose a friend

That the end is the beginning

The beginning is the end

They say the moment that you’re born

Is when you start to die

And the first time that we said hello

Began our last goodbye

.

When summer comes it only shows

That winter’s waiting there

And gold would not be precious

If we all all had gold to spare

You only know how low is low

The first time that you fly

And the first time that we said hello

Began our last goodbye

.

When they begin the overture

They start to end the show

When you said that you would never leave

Then I knew that you would go

The sounds of all our laughter

Is now ended with a sigh

And the first time that we said hello

Began our last goodbye

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By Jerry Don Lancaster

1954 -1981

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Jerry wrote this as he lay dying of cancer.  Some few years later I married his gorgeous tall blond sister.  Jerry died a half dozen years before I had a chance to know an interesting brother-in-law.  Though writing novels is the love of my life, I’ve always envied those who can make lyrics sound like a mockingbird greeting a new day.  Jerry’s family still misses him.

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