Young James McGill was born alive
The doctors rescuing him with knives
But his young mother went and died,
James he cried, his first goodbye
James he cried, Hello Goodbye
oo-ooo-ooo-oo-o-oo-o-oo-ooo
A doctor came with a blue zeal
then diagnosed the boy surreal
They sealed him in a room of steel
To seal the world, to heal the boy
He would no longer have to feel
oo-ooo-ooo-oo-o-oo-o-oo-ooo
So built a fortress in his manger
So made a sun made out of paper
So forged a friend of wind and vapor
Oh come on James for godness sake, oh
oo-ooo-ooo-oo-o-oo-o-oo-ooo-oo-ooo-ooo-oo-o-oo-o-oo-ooo
From a spark to a flame to a fire in the rain
To a smolder in sky that brings tear to your eyes
That will stream to the sea, that will burn in the light
That will lift to the clouds what will rain when you die
Ladadada, Ladadada, Ladadada Ladadada
Ladadada, Ladadada, Ladadada Ladadada
Then one day,
Then one day,
Then one day old James he died
His cold heart still his body's white
But still he rose up to the sky
He rolled his eyes
Began to cry
Hello Goodbye was just a lie
Dear god I hope that the last part's true
For as this song is nearly through
One thing for sure can't be the night
This song will end
Ladadada
Ladadada, Hello Goodbye
oo-ooo-ooo-oo-o-oo-o-oo-ooo-oo-ooo-ooo-oo-o-oo-o-oo-ooo
From a spark to a flame to a fire in the rain
To a smolder in sky that brings tear to your eyes
That will stream to the sea, that will burn in the light
That will lift to the clouds what will rain when you die
Ladadada, Ladadada, Ladadada Ladadada
Ladadada, Ladadada, Ladadada Ladadada