I began writing this song in Fall 2019. It is now Fall 2025.

Bombay is the old name of the city now called Mumbai.

Words:

Bombay
Was where you said hey there
Hello
Here's my story, what's yours?
And I hoped that we'd become
The best of friends

And that someday
Not so far in the future
In fact, maybe sooner
We'd laugh, and joke
About the day we met

How I stood there for seconds
And didn't say a word
An unusual pause
That you now know me for
We shook hands that once
And never needed to again

It's been years since that day
And months since you called
I'm still in Bombay
But you're so much more
Now how do I speak through
This silence to reach you
Old friend

Frankly it's hard
To live with reminiscence
I hide from shadows and memories
Silhouettes scare me
When I keep expecting your footsteps
Everywhere

Frankly it's hard
Dealing with dissonance
Do I remind you of times
you can't wait to forget
I wish I
Was anywhere else
But in Mumbai

Mumbai
Was where you said
You had to go
Where I could not follow
I failed and then I swore
To try again

So that someday
Not so far in the future
I hope, even sooner
I could forget this place and
The day you left

How we stood there for seconds
And didn't say a word
I pretended to smile
It probably worked
You looked back just once
And never needed to again

It's been years since that day
And months since you called
I'm still in Bombay
But you're so much more
Oh how do I speak through
This distance to reach you
Old friend

Frankly it's hard
To live with reminiscence
I hide from shadows and memories
Silhouettes scare me
When I keep expecting your footsteps
Everywhere

Frankly it's hard
Dealing with dissonance
Do I remind you of times
you can't wait to forget
I wish I
Was anywhere else
But in Mumbai

Bombay was where you said hey there
And Mumbai was where you said goodbye

Bombay was where we said hey there
And Mumbai was where we said goodbye