Album: Euphoria Morning (1999)

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• Words get tangled on your tongue
  And you stumble on your feet
  When you miss somebody
  And everywhere you think you see them
  Walking down the street
  When you miss somebody
  When you miss somebody
  You tell yourself a hundred thousand times
  Nobody ever lives forever
  So you give it one more try
  To wave goodbye, wave goodbye
  
  Every hurtful thing you ever said
  Is ringing in your ear
  When you miss somebody
  And everything of beauty that you see
  Only brings a tear
  When you miss somebody
  When you miss somebody
  You tell yourself everything will be alright
  Try to stand up strong and brave
  When all you want to do is lay down and die
  
  How long I've waited for an answer or a sign
  Lonely and weary from
  The troubled task of trying
  To wave goodbye
  
  So now you start to recognize
  That every single path you see
  Leads to a tear in your eye
  So wave goodbye, wave goodbye Writer/s: CHRIS CORNELL
  Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Peermusic Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

• Joe from Sin City, NvI agree with Kurt from Illinois, Chris Cornell is probably one of the most underrated singers in music. How Rolling Stone could neglect to include him in a list of the Top 100 Singers of the Rock and Roll Era is nothing short of a crime.
• Joe from Sin City, NvHis second album "Carry On" is a good listen and I can't wait for the new one to come out.
• Brandon from Saskatoon, CanadaChris Cornell's second solo album, Carry On is set to be released on June 5, 2007. The first single from the album is entitled "No Such Thing".
• Alpesinger from Inverness, ScotlandI think it's also about breaking up with someone and having an offical goodbye and missing them at the same time. Cornell is amazing.
  
  Pete Scotland
• Kurt from Downers Grove, IlThis song has an excellent example of Cornell's incredible range. Check out the part in the middle where he sings "How long I've waited for an answer or a sign." Somebody probably had to squeeze his nuts for that one! He is the greatest singer ever, and if you don't agree, listen to the last couple minutes of "Reach Down" by Temple Of The Dog.

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