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Say Goodbye To The Sad Man

from Where Do We Go? by Stephen Schijns

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Things didn't work out and you're moving on....ever have that experience? Or maybe you wonder where that quiet guy is going. Say goodbye, and don't look back. Stirring guitar work highlights this moody, evocative ballad.

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Say goodbye to the sad man / Seems he’s leaving town today
Thought he’d find someone to care for / Ah, but now he’s on his way
Au revoir, mister sad man / On your journey far away
If he had someone to talk to / Maybe this is what he’d say

<chorus>
I wanted someone I could care for / Maybe somebody would like me
But there’s no one here and therefore / On the road again I’ll be

Down the road goes the sad man / Lonely figure dressed in black
His hand is cold and grips the suitcase / Didn’t take too long to pack
Sayonara mister sad man / As the snow fills in his track
No one waves goodbye to sad men / That’s okay, they don’t look back

He hums….
<Repeat chorus>

No one remembers the sad man / Or knows where all his time was spent
Probably not such a bad man / But as he goes there’s no lament
Why he came, what he expected / No one seems to have found out
And though he wasn’t quite rejected / He wasn’t thought too much about

He goes…
<Repeat chorus>
(last line….all alone again I’ll be)

I guess our town was full of sad men / They’ve been leaving one by one
Tomorrow’s my turn and the sign then / Will read “population: none”
Maybe other towns are better / Maybe worse, oh I don’t know
File my resignation letter / And I’ll be singing as I go

<Repeat chorus>
(add last line….all alone again I’ll be)

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from Where Do We Go?, released July 31, 2022
Stephen Schijns: music, lyrics, vocals, guitar
Andrew Smith: guitars, bass
Zachari Smith: drums
Produced by Andrew Smith at Lake Studios, Kelowna, BC, Canada
SOCAN / MAPL

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Stephen Schijns Kelowna, British Columbia

From 60s singles to CFRC/CKCU DJ to garage band archivist to chart documentarian to songwriter and guitar player, Steve Schijns (pronounced "Skines") has soaked up classic influences over several decades to begin building his recording career as a mature and distinctive pop-rock creator. He is based in Kelowna, BC, Canada. ... more

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