[Verse 1: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Never can say goodbye
No, no, no, no, I
Never can say goodbye
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
Evenâ
thoughâ
the pain andâ
heartaches seem to follow me whereverâ
I go
Though I tried and tried to hide my feelings,âtheyâalwaysâseem to show
Thenâyou try toâsay you're leaving me and I always have to say no
Tell me why (Tell me why) is it so (Is it so)
That I
[Verse 2: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Never can say goodbye
No, no, no, no, I
Never can say goodbye
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
Every time I think Iâve had enough and start heading for the door
There's a very strange vibration piercing me right to the core
It says, "Turn around you fool
You know you love her more and more"
Tell me why (Tell me why) is it so (Is it so)
Don't wanna let you go
[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
I never can say goodbye, girl
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
Yeah
(Donât wanna let you go, girl)
I never can say goodbye
(No no no, no no no, no no no)
I got to find you, I never can say goodbye, girl
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
No
(Don't wanna let you go, girl)
I never can say goodbye
(No no no, no no no, no no no)
[Verse 3: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
Never can say goodbye
No, no, no, no, I
Never can say goodbye
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
I keep thinkin' that our problems soon are all gonna work out
But there's that same unhappy feelin'
There's that anguish, there's that doubt
It's that same old dizzy hang-up
Canât do with you or without
Tell me why (Tell me why) is it so (Is it so)
Donât wanna let you go
[Chorus: Michael Jackson & (The Jacksons)]
I never can say goodbye, girl
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
No
(Hey, baby)
I never can say goodbye
(No no no, no no no, no no no)
I got to find you, I never can say goodbye, girl
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
No
(Hey, baby)
I never can say goodbye
(No no no, no no no, no no no)
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
Yeah
(Hey, baby)
I never can say goodbye
(No no no, no no no, no no no)
I got to find you, I don't know, oh yeah
(Never can say goodbye, girl)
I never could say
(Hey, baby)
(No no no, no no no, no no no)
[Outro: Michael Jackson & Jermaine Jackson]
Never could say goodbye
Say goodbye
Singing goodbye
Singing goodbye
Weâre singing goodbye
I never can say goodbye, girl
I'm never gonna say goodbye, baby
I got to find you, I never can say goodbye, girl
I'm never gonna say goodbye, baby
Oh, oh, I never can say goodbye
I'm never gonna say goodbye, baby
I got to find you, I never can say goodbye, girl, oh
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I never can say goodbye, girl
Iâm never gonna say goodbye, baby
I got to find you, I never can say goodbye, yeah
I'm never gonna say goodbye, baby
Hey, I never can say goodbye, girl
I'm never gonna say goodbye, baby
I got to find you, I never can say goodbye, yeah, oh
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
I never can say goodbye, girl
I'm never gonna say goodbye, baby
I got to find you, I never can say goodbye, yeah
I'm never gonna say goodbye
I never can say goodbye, girl
I'm never gonna say goodbye, yeah
I got to find you, never can say goodbye, yeah, oh
A-na-na, na-na, na-na
Na-na, na-na, ooh