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We've Already Said Goodbye (Before We Said Hello)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pieces of a Dream
Pieces of a Dream
Performer
Portia Griffin
Portia Griffin
Vocals
Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis
Tenor Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Raymond Jones
Raymond Jones
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Raymond Jones
Raymond Jones
Producer
Larry DeCarmine
Larry DeCarmine
Engineer
Nyya Lark
Nyya Lark
Engineer
Larry Ferguson
Larry Ferguson
Mixing Engineer
Jerry Gottus
Jerry Gottus
Assistant Recording Engineer
John Herman
John Herman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Larry Mah
Larry Mah
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chris Furhman
Chris Furhman
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Executive Producer

Lyrics

It could read like a dime-store novel
The apprehension and fear
First, you get the romance
And then there's trouble, maybe tears
Still, I loved in spite
Of distance or myself
I wanted to resolve us
Before I dealt with someone else
But there is nothing to say
We didn't know yesterday
We've already said goodbye
Before we say hello
It's in our formal gestures
Based around the words
There's left in love some subtlety
Even lovers try to make heard
No
Well, maybe there's some feelings
Behind our choice, we change
Our choice is leave them abandoned
And maybe they'll go away
And there's not much to be saved
Those promises are betrayed
We've already said goodbye
Before we said hello
Well, maybe there's some feelings
Behind our choice, we change
Our choice is leave them abandoned
And maybe they'll go away
And there's not much to be saved
Those promises are betrayed
We've already said goodbye
Before we said hello
Nobody cried when we said goodbye
No reason why
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye baby
Ooh goodbye
Written by: Raymond Jones

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