[Verse 1]
I heard you laughing
In a crowd outside a restaurant we used to go to
I caught a glimpse that stopped me in my tracks
It took me back
You looked happy with that little girl up on your shoulders
Happy, I know where she got those crystal eyes of blue
Time's been sweet to you

[Chorus]
As bad as it was, as bad as it hurt
I thank God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved
Sometimes life leads you down a different road
When you're holdin' on to someone that you gotta let go
Someday, you'll see the reason why
Sometimes, yeah, sometimes, there's good in goodbye

[Verse 2]
I don't regret it
The time we had together
I won't forget it
But we both ended up where we belong
I guess goodbye made us strong
And yeah, I'm happy
I found somebody too who makes me happy
And I knew one day I'd see you on the street
And it'd be bittersweet

[Chorus]
But as bad as it was, as bad as it hurt
I thank God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved
Sometimes life leads you down a different road
When you're holdin' on to someone that you got to let go
Someday, you'll see the reason why
Yeah, sometimes, yeah, sometimes, there's good in goodbye
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
As bad as it was, yeah, as bad as it hurt
I thank God I didn't get what I thought that I deserved
Sometimes life leads you down a different road
When you're holdin' on to someone that you got to let go
Someday you'll see the reason why
Yeah, someday you'll see the reason why
There's good in goodbye, yeah
Yeah

[Outro]
There's good in goodbye, mmm