Goodbye, LeBron James ©

Goodbye, LeBron James ©

(With apologies to Elton John/Bernie Taupin's "Candle in the Wind.")

Goodbye LeBron James
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to slam dunk the ball
While those around you stared.

They made you a Cavalier
And they surrounded you with stiffs.
They set you up to fail
And then they dared give you the blame.

[chorus]
And it seems to me you spent this time
Like a king without a throne.
Never trusting who to pass to
When the lane wasn't clear.
And who are they to judge you?
You're just a local kid
Who's talent looms much larger than
A city's desire to win.

Shaq was all used up
Everybody but Cleveland saw it.
Mo, Anderson and West can't hack it
And you can't win games alone.

And when you failed
Oh the press really hounded you.
All that Pluto had to say
Was Dan Gilbert did all he could.

[repeat chorus]

Goodbye LeBron James
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to slam dunk the ball
While those around you stared.

Goodbye LeBron James
All the fans in the other towns
Will see you as a team's nucleus
And not just a Q Arena draw.

[repeat chorus]