October 31, 1981

And he's saying goodbye

Not knowing that this is the last time

He'll ever see him

He stands in the doorway

Silhouetted by the streetlight

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see you real soon

Take care of yourself

Watch out for Lily and Harry

Make sure to kiss them good night

Take care of your own

It's a scary world out there

Look out for them

And tell her I said

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see her real soon

He pauses in the doorway

As if somehow he knows

That this is the last time

They will ever say goodbye

That, in a few hours

There will be no house

No door to knock on

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see you real soon

He's leaving now

Delayed in the doorway

Much too long already

But he turns back

For some reason

And he gets one last glimpse

Of that black hair

That always sticks up in back

And the hazel eyes

Behind those heavy-framed glasses

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see you real soon

He starts his bike

And flies away

And though it's a normal errand

He feels fear deep inside

As though something's coming

And he glances back at the house

One last time

Seen from above

It's the very picture of homeliness

A breath of peace

And he knows his godson

Will have the loving home

He was denied

Goodbye and good luck, he whispers

And I'll see you real soon

He's going back to the house

Barely gone three hours

But something feels wrong

And there's a column of smoke

Coming up on the horizon

The shock knocks him back

There is no house there

No little family

Awaiting his return

Even this has been shattered

By the evil that comes

He bows his head

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see you real soon, he mourns

He crashes in front of the rubble

There are the bodies out front

Looking so peaceful

His world falling in

As he stands over them

And looks at his comrade

His friend, his brother

They were there for each other

When there was no one else

They thought the same thoughts

And even looked something alike

And now he's gone

Leaving his other half

Empty inside

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see you real soon

As he stands there

Is that a cry of hope behind him?

And there's a figure

Coming toward him

Holding a baby

The most terrible wizard

In the entire world

Was no match

For the power of love

He wants to take Harry

But the powers that be say no

And so he kisses his godson

On the cut on his forehead

And he goes padding away

With a little blood

Still on his lips

Thinking to Harry

Praying to James

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see you real soon

Goodbye and good luck

And I'll see you

Real real soon