Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Lyrics
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Lyrics
It's sad to think we're not gonna MAKE IT
And it's gotten to the point
Where we just can't fake it
For some ungodly reason
We just won't let it DIE
I guess neither one of us
Neither one of us wants to be the first to say good-bye
I keep wondering
Wondering
What I'm gonna do without you
And I guess you must be wondering the same thing too
So we go on
Go on together
Living a lie
Because neither one of us
Neither one of us wants to be the first to say good-bye
Everytime I find the nerve
Everytime I find the nerve to say I'm leaving, OLD MEMORIES
Those old memories
get in my way
Lord knows it's only me
Heaven knows it's only me
That I'm decieving
When it comes to saying good-bye
That's a simple word that I just cannot say
There can be no way
There can be no way
This can have a happy ending
No, no
So we just go on
Hurting and pretending
Convincing ourselves to give it just one more try
Because neither one of us
Neither one of us wants to be the first to say
Neither one of us wants to be the first to say
Neither one of us wants to be the first to say
Farewell my love
Goodbye
Song & Lyrics Facts
Gladys Knight & The Pips' single "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" was released on June 19, 1973. It was written by Jim Weatherly and produced by Buddy Killen for their album Imagination.
The band consists of Gladys Knight (lead vocals), Merald "Bubba" Knight and William Guest (background vocals) and Edward Patten (instrumentation). The lyrics tell a story of two lovers who are struggling with the idea of breaking up. They know that it is inevitable but neither one of them wants to be the first to say goodbye. The song peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped both the R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary charts.