Lyrics You'll Never Hear Me Say Goodbye - Charles Aznavour

You heard about those stars, the cream of our profession
Who humbly tell the world they're quitting at the top
They make the same old speech, the tired old confession
It's time to say farewell, it's time for them to stop

Allergic to success, it's triumphs and its torments
They claim they've had enough, it's time to close the show
To keep their very last performance
But nine times out of ten they never really go
One thing I swear will never doubt me
Cross my heart, look me in the eye
No matter what they say about me
Take my word, you'll never hear me say goodbye

Well, some are born beneath a silver moon of fortune
The Gods look down and smile wherever they may go
But not for me, that spoon, that silver spoon of fortune
The sidewalks and the streets, they taught me all I know

I stand for some who never made it
When no one gave a damn and no one knew my name
The game of life was hard and that's the way I played it
I made my own mistakes, I learned to take the blame

It taught me sense and perseverance
To live on hope and humble pie
No farewell tour, no last appearance
Take my word, you'll never hear me say goodbye

I've had it up to here with all those smart pretenders
Who say they're sick and tired and so weary of the game
Who turn their backs on all their old defenders
The ones who urged them on along the road of fame

But now they're never home when friends and fans come calling
They have no words to say, their secretaries speak
But watch them change their tune when record sales are falling
They're back on television seven nights a week

If you ask me when I'll retire, I'll say the day that pigs can fly
As long as I can light a fire, take my word
You'll never hear me say goodbye
No farewell song, no angel choir
You'll never hear me say goodbye