Song Description

A raw, emotionally charged pop track with a subtle hip-hop edge, Goodbye to the Boy tells the story of growing up inside a relationship that was never what it seemed. Moving from innocence to clarity, the song captures the moment you stop making excuses, take your power back, and finally walk away. Honest, direct, and unapologetic--this is about outgrowing someone who never grew with you.

Lyrics

(Verse 1)
I was fourteen when you learned my name,
You said I was different, I believed everything.
You knew exactly what to say, what to do,
Kept me quiet while I tried to impress you.

You liked me better when I couldn't fight back,
When I called it love, and you called it that.
I laughed when it hurt just to keep you around,
Now I hear that girl, and I hate that sound.

(Pre-Chorus)
You don't get to say you didn't know,
I was young, and you were in control.

(Chorus)
Goodbye to the boy I made you be,
You're not who I thought--you're just what you showed me.
From sixteen to twenty, I gave you my life,
You were playing pretend, I was trying to survive.
I don't need you like I thought I did,
You don't get to know who I'm growing into.
Goodbye to the love I thought was real,
You don't get to touch what I had to heal.

(Verse 2)
You said "forever" like it meant a thing,
But you never even tried to be anything.
I built you up just to watch you fall,
Turns out you were nothing there at all.

I made excuses every single time,
Told myself your chaos was just your mind.
But loving you felt like losing me,
Now I see it as it used to be.

(Pre-Chorus)
You don't get to act like you were kind,
You knew exactly how to cross that line.

(Chorus)
Goodbye to the boy I made you be,
You're not who I thought--you're just what you showed me.
From sixteen to twenty, I gave you my life,
You were playing pretend, I was trying to survive.
I don't need you like I thought I did,
You don't get to know who I'm growing into.
Goodbye to the love I thought was real,
You don't get to touch what I had to heal.

(Bridge)
I hate that I still remember your car,
The way I'd wait just to feel like I'm yours.
You don't deserve all the space in my head,
But healing's a bitch, and you're stuck there instead.

You don't get closure, you don't get me,
You don't get access to who I'll be.

(Final Chorus)
Goodbye to the boy I made you be,
You're just a lesson that I had to see.
From sixteen to twenty, you took what you could,
But I'm done blaming myself as I should.
I don't need you like I thought I did,
I'm not that girl, I'm done being your kid.
Goodbye to the love I thought was real,
I'm keeping the parts you didn't steal.

(Outro)
You don't get to say you were my first,
You were just the one who taught me it hurts.