On Ne Vit Pas Sans Se Dire Adieu

We cannot live without saying goodbye
We cannot live without dying a little
Without leaving behind to go further
On our way something or someone

I came to say goodbye to you
A memory always dies a little
I wanted to know what was left
Of the only love that mattered

I came to say goodbye to you
Or if you prefer, goodbye to us both
Like the day you made me cry
By saying goodbye forever

Oh, it wasn't your fault, I know
I know everything that was going to happen, come on
Your father and all he told you
Your studies to finish, your service, your future
And then that girl is not for you
Today you are someone else
All's well that ends well, when
But how much I loved you
I was sixteen, sixteen

We cannot live without saying goodbye
We cannot live without dying a little
I wanted to sit down, stop time
The time to say goodbye to my sixteen years
I wanted to say goodbye to my sixteen years
Before going towards what awaits me