I heard your record on the telephone

It was my cousin, joan

She picked it up from the top 40 rack and then



I read your interview in rolling stone

You threw the boys a bone

And so i genuinely felt obliged to call



I know you never meant to hurt us, man

We're just a baby band

You found a quicker way

To scale the wall of fame



The situation's awfully dim

Should we up and go with him?

No way [no way, 1, 2, 3, 4]



(chorus)

We know exactly where you are, and you're gone [my friend]

Don't know exactly where you're coming from

You've gone away my friend

We know exactly where you are, and you're gone [my friend]

Don't know exactly where you're coming from

Have you gone astray [gone]



I saw your video on vh-1

Looks like they spent a ton

How does it feel to be the flavor for a spell



And i remember when you used to say

"jesus is the way"

I never thought i'd see your light begin to fade



The situation's awfully dim

Should we up and go with him?

No way [no way, 1, 2, 3, 4]



(repeat chorus)



(bridge)

Don't think we don't miss you

[we think about you every day]

We still love you anyway

[love don't go away]

There's still this burning question

[i got to know] why?



[what will people think when they

Hear that i'm a jesus freak?]



Ah, ah, ah [hey]

[while this is something of fantasy]

[the moral of the story is]

[to stick with your friends]

Ah, ah, ah, ah [hey]

Ah, ah, ah, [hey]

Ah, ah, ah [hey, hey, 1, 2, 3, 4]



(repeat chorus)



Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, and you're gone [my friend]

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, so long

You've gone away, my friend

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, and you're gone [my friend]

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, so long

We'll see you someday

Wish you well

Na, na, na, na, na, my friend