But I got nothing No magic words To stop your leaving I'm just blank To end this hurt I'm starring into a space Prayin' please, please let me think of something 'Cause I got nothing It's my third cup of coffee

American you know I had to cop that foreign After we leave girl, you know where you going Straight to the 'tel, you ain't leaving 'till the morning Same old thing, yeah you know that shit's boring (that shit's boring) I know it's never boring American

But I'm not leaving it like this Put another candle in the wind It's just another thing that I can't fix Play another game that I can't win Maybe I should find a common ground Scratch another problem off my list Go ahead and kick me when I'm down You got

It can't go wrong I wonder, it's frightening Leaving now, is that the right thing? I wonder, it scares me But who the the hell am I if I don't even try? I'm not a coward Oh no, I'll be strong One chance in a lifetime Yes, I will take it

And you know, coming back is harder And leaving me is easy I read all the letters, I read each word that you've sent to me And though it's past now, and the words start to fade All the memories I have still remain I've kept all the pictures, but I hide

The final countdown It's the final countdown (The final countdown) We're leaving together But still it's farewell And maybe we'll come back To earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame

We're leaving together, But still it's farewell And maybe we'll come back, To earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame We're leaving ground Will things ever be the same again? It's the final countdown, We're heading for Venus and still we

I'm broken and betrayed I don't want to look back Just tell me your leaving Before I finally cave in Take away this pain It's pulling me under Your dragging me under I just want to start again Here we are once again

I ain't leavin' without your love Under the downtown neon lights That's when you caught my eye You got me all worked up It's obvious we both know The night ain't long enough This goin' end tomorrow Tonight ain't long enough I'm old enough to know that

Before the dawn I hear you whisper In your sleep don't let the morning take him It's been a lifetime since I found someone Since I found someone who would stay I've waited too long and now you're leaving Oh please don't take it all away Outside the birds