Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

Standin' in the door

Of the Pink Flamingo

Crying in the rain

It was a kind of so-so love

And I'm gonna make sure

It never happens again

You and I, it had to be

The standing joke of the year

You were a sleep around

A lost and found

And not for me, I fear

I tried to make it work,

You in a cocktail skirt

And me in a suit

Well, it just wasn't me

You're used to wearing less,

And now your life's a mess,

So insecure, you see

I put up with all the scenes

And this is one scene

That's goin' to be played my way

Take your hands off me, please

I don't belong to you, you see

Take a look at my face

For the last time

I never knew you

You never knew me

Say hello, goodbye

Say hello and wave goodbye

Under the deep red light

I can see the make up sliding down

Hey, little girl

You will always make up

So take off that

Unbecoming frown

What about me?

Well, I'll find someone

That's not going cheap

In the sales

A nice little house wife

Will give me a steady life

And won't keep going off the rails

Take your hands off me

I don't belong to you, you see

Take, take a look at my face

For the last time

I never knew you

You never knew me

Say hello, goodbye

Say hello, wave goodbye

We've been involved for quite a while now

And to keep you secret, it has been hell

We're strangers meeting for the first time, okay?

Just smile and say hello

Say hello then wave goodbye

Say hello then wave goodbye

Say hello then wave goodbye

Say hello then wave goodbye

Say hello, wave goodbye

Say hello then wave goodbye

Say hello, say goodbye

Goodbye

Say goodbye

Say goodbye

Goodbye!

• Artist:Soft Cell
• Album:-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)