Listen to Goodbye My Friend (feat. Aaron Neville) by Linda Ronstadt

Goodbye My Friend (feat. Aaron Neville)

Linda Ronstadt

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Linda Ronstadt

Vocals

Andrew Gold

Acoustic Guitar

Robbie Buchanan

Robbie Buchanan

Keyboards

Leland Sklar

Bass Guitar

David Campbell

Orchestra Conductor

Don Grolnick

Piano

Michael Landau

Electric Guitar

Russ Kunkel

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Karla Bonoff

Songwriter

David Campbell

Orchestrator

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bob Edwards

Assistant Engineer

Frank Wolf

Additional Engineer

George Massenburg

George Massenburg

Mixing Engineer

Jim Schelter

Assistant Engineer

Mike Ross

Assistant Engineer

Peter Asher

Producer

Sharon Rice

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

Written by Karla Bonoff

© 1988 Seagrape Music (BMI)

Oh we never know where life will take us

I know it's just a ride on the wheel

And we never know when death will shake us

And we wonder how it will feel

So goodbye my friend

I know I'll never see you again

But the time together through all the years

Will take away these tears

It's okay now

Goodbye my friend

I've seen a lot things that make me crazy

And I guess I held on to you

We could've run away and left well maybe

But it wasn't time and we both knew

So goodbye my friend

I know I'll never see you again

But the love you gave me through all the years

Will take away these tears

I'm okay now

Goodbye my friend

Life's so fragile and love's so pure

We can't hold on but we try

We watch how quickly it disappears

And we never know why

But I'm okay now

Goodbye my friend

You can go now

Goodbye my friend

Written by: Karla Bonoff

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