William Finn - Goodbye/Boom Boom lyrics

[MAN THREE] I would like to say it's been a privilege Living my life with you Who would've bet When we met Things would turn out as well as they did? We had a sweet, remarkable kid The first of an expected four I'm thinking we won't have many more Hey Just saying my goodbyes The living was the prize The ending's not the story Just saying my goodbyes Goodbye [WOMAN ONE] Boom boom The architect is screaming Boom boom He sees his buildings burn Boom boom He writes to whom it does concern And stands there like a lion grieving Nodding, disbelieving When will decency return? Boom boom Her husband left home early Boom boom She turns the TV on And scrolling down Is a list of tiny names The place he works is in flames She wanted so many things The phone rings [MAN THREE] Tell our perfect child I wasn't perfect Except in loving him I expect I'm correct When I say he's the salt of the earth Remember, my love The day of his birth When I sang goofy songs and wept I thought we had it all, except Now I'm saying my goodbyes The living was the prize The ending's not the story I'm saying my goodbyes Goodbyes Goodbyes Goodbye [WOMAN ONE] Boom boom The machine picked up the phone call Boom boom Her feet were made of lead Boom boom She listened as her husband said The words she always hoped he'd murmur Still her feet held firmer When he hung up, she went to bed Boom Her son at school Boom boom boom Life shattered Boom The golden rule Everything went boom boom boom boom! Boom boom The architect, the dreamer Assumes Everything will collapse The buildings fall And he sits there whistling Taps Outside the air's opaque white Outside the day's turned to night It's hell Oh well [BOTH] Why not restart the day? Let's say it never happened Why won't the picture fit the frame Throw those bad hours away Make like it never happened Will our lives ever be the same? Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom