These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye

"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye" is a song written by Harlan Howard and recorded by American country music group The Forester Sisters for their 1988 album Sincerely. It was later recorded by Doug Stone and released in October 1990 as the third single from the album Doug Stone. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye"
Single by Doug Stone
from the album Doug Stone
B-side	"We Always Agree on Love"[1]
Released	October 31, 1990
Genre	Country
Length	3:31
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Producer(s)	Doug Johnson
Doug Stone singles chronology
"Fourteen Minutes Old" (1990) "These Lips Don't Know How to Say Goodbye" (1990) "In a Different Light" (1991)

Music video

The music video was directed and produced by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in late 1990.

Chart performance

Chart (1990–1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	43
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	50