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Don’t’ Say Goodbye Writtrn by Brian Thompson, Carol Ann Wood
Brian and I were college sweethearts and played music together in our late teens and
twenties, traveling around in a blue glitter flake Dodge van lined with shag carpeting. It was
young love and such fun! We lost track of each other for many years but have recently
reconnected musically to make REACH FOR THE SKY.
Don’t Say Goodbye was written in an afternoon when Brian and I were sitting at a small table
under a sun umbrella in his backyard. He mentioned he had the bare bones for a song that he
wanted help finishing, and he wanted me to sing the lead. As he was demonstrating the
melody and phrasing of how he envisioned the song to go, I was interpreting and feeling the
song differently. As we continued to sing our individual versions of Don’t Say Goodbye over
the top of each other, each of us hoping to convince the other that our idea was the most
fitting one, it soon became apparent that our two variations actually worked together in a duet/
callback style of song. This interplay created the unique back and forth exchange story of two
lovers that are parting ways, but deep down really don’t want to. At the end of the song they
seem to realize their deep love for each other and playfully come together in unison with
“Don’t Say Goodbye.”
I love giving Brian the side-eye and teasing him that I am his long lost muse for this song,
Don’t Say Goodbye. Give it a listen, what do you think?
❤ 😊
- Carol Ann Wood
BORN TO FLY was fortunate enough to travel to Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN. and
have the amazingly talented Denny Hemingson from the Tim McGraw band lend his steel
guitar prowess to the final track.