A Long Goodbye

I've lost count of all the days I've been watching you forget I felt tangled up and hopeless But it hasn't killed me yet I've been trying to remember all your memories But I can't pretend That it's hard to be a mother to my mother But it's like you always said That it's hard to be a mother to my mother But it's like you always said It's a long goodbye It ain't so bad A long goodbye Is like a breath You've got to wrap yourself inside All the goodness that you've had Wrap yourself inside All the goodness that you've had A long goodbye It ain't the end I've seen you standing in a room Wondering what's inside your head In a moment that existed in a time That's long been spent I'm gonna wrap my arms around the days That you and I have left 'Cause it's hard to be a mother to my mother But it's like you always said That it's hard to be a mother to my mother But it's like you always said It's a long goodbye It ain't so bad A long goodbye Is like a breath You've got to wrap yourself inside All the goodness that you've had Wrap yourself inside All the goodness that you've had A long goodbye It ain't the end A long goodbye It ain't so bad A long goodbye Is like a breath You've got to wrap yourself inside All the goodness that you've had Wrap yourself inside All the goodness that you've had A long goodbye It ain't the end A long goodbye It ain't the end