 " Bye Bye " served as the album 's thirteenth track , and also composed by Carey and Stargate . An " inspirational power ballad " , it is influenced by R & B and pop music genres . The song is built on an understated and simple piano @-@ driven melody , that is decorated with a soft bass @-@ line . Lyrically , the song was described by critics as a " larger than life anthem " , and an " inspirational lighter @-@ in @-@ the @-@ air ballad " , and finds Carey remembering both her father , as well as any lost loved ones . While the verses are dedicated to him , the chorus was written in a third @-@ person point of view , for her fans : " This is for my peoples who just lost somebody / Your best friend , your baby , your man or your lady / Put your hand way up high / We will never say bye / Mamas , daddies , sisters , brothers , friends and cousins / This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers / Lift your hands to the sky / Because we won 't ever say bye bye " . While listing several forms of loss , Carey encourages to never let go , and always live with their memory , and put their hands if they ever lost someone , ' cause we won 't ever say bye bye ' . Serving as the album 's closing number , " I Wish You Well " was compared to the closing number on Mimi , " Fly Like a Bird " . Similarly , " I Wish You Well " incorporates gospel influence into its melody of " rousing piano waltz " , that " extends forgiveness to those who have wronged her in the past and is pretty much interchangeable with its predecessors . " Extensively making use of the whistle register , she references Mottola in another light than " Side Effects " : " ' I Wish You Well 's ' message to Mottola is similarly striking . Accompanied by a piano and some multi @-@ tracked backing vocals , Carey sings : " Still bruised , still walk on eggshells / Same frightened child , hide to protect myself / But you can 't manipulate me like before . " She then prescribes Bible study and says , " I wish you well . " 
