Expert: BethB - 3/13/2009

Question
I remember a song I heard when I was a kid, it was on the tape I listened to delivering papers.  It went something like "The sound of goodbye" or "Sound of silence".  It was recorded by a lady and aired on country radio around 1982 to 1986.  I have never been able to find it again, and I lost that tape a long time ago.  Do you have any idea what song this is?

Answer
I think the song you're looking for is by Crystal Gayle and is called "The Sound of Goodbye."  It was released off of her 1983 album, "Cage The Songbird."  Hope this helps!

(Also, if you want to see if it's the right song, go to Amazon and it'll let you hear a piece of it...)  http://www.amazon.com/Best-Crystal-Gayle/dp/B000063127
--Beth

Crystal Gayle - "The Sound of Goodbye"

"We kissed goodnight
And we turn out the light
And we lay side by side in the dark
And we're waiting for sleep or a spark

But the night's on the run
And the spark does not come
And we quietly worry and wonder
And the silence is louder than thunder
And it rings with the sound of goodbye

(Chorus)
It rings with the sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

We can talk of the weather
We can talk of the news
We can talk of the talk of the town
There's another true love going down

We can talk about promises, talk about lies
But there's no use pointing our fingers
And the sound of 'I love you' still lingers
But it rings with the sound of goodbye

It rings with the sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

Time is forever
But love is a fire
And one day is one degree colder
And the clock's tickin' over your shoulder
And it ticks and it ticks, and it ticks and it ticks...

And it ticks with the sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye

Sound of goodbye
I can't even tell you just why
It may be the truth or it may be a lie
But it sounds like the sound of goodbye"