ɐ stˈeɪpəl ʌv də bˈɜːɡz lˈaɪv ˈækt, ðə sˈɔŋz stˈoːɹi wʌz kəntˈɪnjuːd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks "sˈeɪ ɡʊdbˈaɪ tʊ ɪɾ ˈɔːl" fɹʌmðə lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈælbəm ˌɪntʊ ðə lˈaɪt.
A staple of de Burgh's live act, the song's story was continued in 1986's "Say Goodbye to It All" from the later album Into the Light.