Here goes nothing, breakfast in the morning
With acrylic on the plate
Satisfied that no one's really looking
He can easily create
I was sleeping, I was still in dreaming
When his whiskers caught the sun
Claw nails sketching good times
Of the days when he was young

Kiss it all goodbye
It's a second in a blinking eye
Kiss it all goodbye
Here's a handkerchief in case you cry

All that tension, I should like to mention
Gets the best of any cat
Innocent and blind to the attention
Of a public made of rats
He told me the guests were mean
And the critics' words were cruel
Amber eyes lost deep in thought
Of why the dish ran away with the spoon

Kiss it all goodbye
It's a second in a blinking eye
Kiss it all goodbye-bye
Here's a handkerchief in case you cry

Tiger, for the first time
Painted me a gold mine
Painted me a meadow full of goldenrods today
Then he tore it all down
Started with the foreground
Pawed the final touches, but he didn't sign his name
Kiss it all goodbye

So here goes nothing, waking in the morning
To a curtain in the breeze
Nothing left but charcoal
And a text in Japanese
Maybe he'll be happy again
And you know I love him still
When the light's right I swear I can see him
At his place on the window sill

Kiss it all goodbye
It's a second in a blinking eye

Tiger, for the last time
Painted me a landmine
Painted me a portrait
Of a pie thrown in my face
He left it on the nightstand
It took off my only good hand
Sometimes I wonder if he had to run away
To save face

Kiss it all goodbye
Kiss it all goodbye (kiss it all goodbye)
Kiss it, kiss it, bye, bye
Here's a handkerchief in case you cry

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Writer(s): Eric Dover, Roger Joseph Manning