Songfic of Pearl Harbor set to Rascal Flatt's "Here Comes Goodbye." Rafe's POV.
I can hear the car tires coming up the gravel road
And it's not like her to drive that slow, nothing's on the radio
Footsteps on the front porch, I hear my doorbell
She usually comes right in, now I can tell
Rafe knew that when Evelyn didn't come in that it was truly over between them. Since he had joined her in Pearl Harbor that morning, everything was different.
Here comes goodbye, here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every sleepless night
The first of every tear I'm gonna cry
Rafe knew that denying what had happened between Evelyn and Danny wouldn't change anything, and it wouldn't help.
Here comes the pain, Here comes me wishing things had never changed
And she was right there in my arms that night, but here comes goodbye
It made Rafe so angry that he and Evelyn had waited, but Danny had gotten his way. Rafe had had his opportunity, months before, but had passed on it, assuming the role of what he was--a gentleman.
I can hear her say "I love you" like it was yesterday
And I can see it written on her face that she had never felt this way
One day I thought I'd see her with her daddy by her side
And violins would play "Here Comes the Bride."
He had planned on asking Evelyn to marry him. Now that was impossible.
Here comes goodbye, here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every sleepless night
The first of every tear I'm gonna cry
Here comes the pain, Here comes me wishing things had never changed
Rafe wished he had never volunteered for the RAF. He should have changed his mind.
And she was right here in my arms tonight, but here comes goodbye
Why does it have to go from good to gone?
Before the lights turn on, yeah and you're left alone
All alone, but here comes goodbye
He wished they had done things differently before he'd left for England, but then he realized that he wouldn't have changed it. He would never truly know which would've been better. He couldn't--it was all in the past now.
Here comes goodbye, here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every sleepless night
The first of every tear I'm gonna cry
Here comes the pain, Here comes me wishing things had never changed
And she was right here in my arms tonight, but here comes goodbye...
He answered the door, and Evelyn came in. She told him that she was staying with Danny, and he agreed that it would be for the best. As Evelyn left, Rafe tore the date from his day-by-day calendar. The crumpled sheet in his hand read December 6th, and he knew that his world was ending.