You always were a city kid 
Though you were country raised 
And back in some forgotten time 
W e shared the cold north days 
But the simple life was not your style, 
And you just had to escape 
So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands 

On Remembrance Day the bands all played, 
The bells pealed through the park 
And you lay there by the "Do Not" signs, 
And shamed them with your spark 
Now winter moans in old men's bones 
A s the day falls into dark 
And it's goodbye to my lady of the islands 

It was just like this 

Behind the kisses you so soon swept away 
Oh I always knew 
That some day you'd 
Be bound to just get pulled away 

The summer sun beats on and on, 
The shops swim in the heat 
And you're standing by the traffic signs 
With taxis at your feet 
Oh I know that in your city skin 
You're feeling more complete 
So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands 

No I never got the letters 
That you said you'd send me 
So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands