But there's always a flaw in the diamond A lightning-fork crack in the pearl A fault in the rock of the island And it's usually shaped like a girl, a girl Leave us lost in the rust and the rubble Nine exits north of Las Vegas, Vegas Nine exits north of Las Vegas, Vegas Nine exits north of Las Vegas I was the first one to see her And you were the first one to fall Like a half-drunken downhill skier And she was the oncoming wall Now I get that it's all gone awry A joke I might like to take back Wipe a bright star from the night sky Nothing can fill in the black