We said we'd both loved higher than we knew we could go But still the hardest part is knowing when to let go You wanted to go higher, higher, higher We burned too bright, now the fire's gone, watch it all fall down We burned too bright, now the fire's

Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times She made me a shirt out of fives and dimes Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind I realized that Illinois was more than I could stand They

Go down, go down, go down, go down Ruby, Ruby, where you been so long Done took to drinkin' whiskey Baby since you been gone Ain't no one I know do it as good as you Lickin' on that lickin' stick the way you do You got the lips to make a strong man weak

And now that you're gone I feel I'm to blame yeah I feel I'm to blame I just wish that you spoke up and held out your hand I waited for you but you never came, no you never came I was waiting for you man, right down there by the sea Where we used to

What is left when the morning comes Is the memory of a future And when my plight is done There is nothing left to hold onto There were friends waiting at my door They are gone now, for the year is new I stuck by my word And when the rains came Made it

Scratching at the surface now And I'm trying hard to work it out And so much has gone misunderstood And this mystery only leads to doubt And I didn't understand When you reached down to take my hand And if you have something to say You better say it now

I don't wanna talk The winner takes it all The winner takes it all (Takes it all) About things we've gone through Though it's hurting me Now it's history I've played all my cards And that's what you've done, too Nothing more to say

the leader of the pack now he's gone Mm--"Is she really going out with him? "Well, there she is, Let's ask her" "Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?" "Gee, it must be great riding with him" "Is he picking you up after school today?" "By the way,

Tearing me inside I wasn't promised a thing You keep mocking me But you will never again Before you know it, after you're gone Giving into what has got me Feeling claustrophobic, scarred Severed me from all emotion

We drive and we disconnect Heaven know Look what you do to me Send my best, no regrets With the wind, I'm gone I guess, I guess Trying to escape from them, from them I guess, I guess, I guess Run, run, running