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Rated: E · Poetry · Music · #2345081

when it is time to say goodbye


Now or Never, Baby

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They often say
That it is now
Or never
, baby!

Time to decide
What to do,
What to say,

When you have to say
I am so sorry.

But it is time
For us to go on,

We are no longer
A “we.”

When I saw you wearing
Itsy bitsy teenie weenie
yellow polkadot bikini
On the beach,

Surrounded by younger men
Looking and flirting with you,
I knew that we would
Soon be over.

No need to wait
To hear it
on the grapevine,

That we are no longer
a couple.

It is time for me
To hit road, Jack,

And I won’t be
Coming back.

The Thrill is gone, baby
Gone for good.

I ain’t no hound dog
You can abuse.
I ain’t one of your toys
You don’t own me

You were born
“Bad to the bone!”


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The top three songs on music charts on Aug 11, 1960 were:

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini by Brian Hyland
I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee
It's Now or Never by Elvis Presley (with The Jordanaires)
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