Learning
We learnt to say goodbye
When we were young
It wasn’t quite like this
We learnt to say ‘so-long’
When we were kids
And offer up a kiss
We learnt to smile
And wave
And be polite
If only we knew then
What we know now
Arrivals are OK
Departures sad
This one’s the worst
It’s just another lesson
And it’s bad
It’s just as well
That I can promise you
It won’t always
Be like this
Waving goodbye
One day
Can be a greeting on the next
Departure follows arrival
And then back again