When you wake up And find me gone tomorrow Don_t think I meant to hurt you I just did what we knew I had to And all the time we knew The time was never right for us Time to leave this love behind I could never leave you -- Baby If I saw you cry Chorus I_ll say good bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep I_ll kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Like I know we must There_s just no other way And I couldn_t bear to see your heart break So I_ll wait till your asleep to say good-bye Please realize How hard it is to do this I_m trying to make it through this Say good-bye just as gently as I can Please try and understand This time just wasn_t the time for us We knew I couldn_t stay But that don_t make it easier to leave you So while I can find the strength Chorus Before your arms embrace me Before your kisses take me Before your eyes can make me stay Chorus Like I know we must I_ll wait till you_re asleep To say good-bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep I_ll kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Like I know we must There_s just no other way And I couldn_t bear to see your heart break So I_ll wait till your asleep to say good-bye When you wake up And find me gone tomorrow Don_t think I meant to hurt you Good bye Greatest Hits (1995) When you wake up And find me gone tomorrow Don't think I meant to hurt you I just did what we knew I had to do. And all the time we knew The time was never right for us Time to leave this love behind I could never leave you Baby if I see you cry I'll say good bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep I'll kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Like I know we must There's just no other way And I couldn't bear to see your heart break So I'll wait till your asleep to say good-bye Please realize How hard it is to do this I'm trying to make it through this Say good-bye just as gently as I can. Please try and understand This time just wasn't the time for us We knew I couldn't stay But that don't make it easier to leave you So while I can find the strength. I'll say good bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep I'll kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Before your arms embrace me Before your kisses take me Before your eyes can make me stay I'll say good bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep I'll kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Like I know we must I'll wait till you're asleep To say good-bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep I'll kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Like I know we must There's just no other way And I couldn't bear to see your heart break So I'll wait till your asleep to say good-bye When you wake up And find me gone tomorrow Don't think I meant to hurt you Good bye When you wake up And find me gone tomorrow Dont think I meant to hurt you I just did what we knew I had to do And all the time we knew The time was never right for us Time to leave this love behind I could never leave you -- Baby If I see you cry Chorus Ill say good bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep Ill kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Like I know we must Theres just no other way And I couldnt bear to see your heart break So Ill wait till your asleep to say good-bye Please realize How hard it is to do this Im trying to make it through this Say good-bye just as gently as I can Please try and understand This time just wasnt the time for us We knew I couldnt stay But that dont make it easier to leave you So while I can find the strength Chorus Before your arms embrace me Before your kisses take me Before your eyes can make me stay Chorus Like I know we must Ill wait till youre asleep To say good-bye for the two of us Tonight while you sleep Ill kiss you softly one last time And say good-bye Like I know we must Theres just no other way And I couldnt bear to see your heart break So Ill wait till your asleep to say good-bye When you wake up And find me gone tomorrow Dont think I meant to hurt you Good bye