All this talk of your sweet girlfriend

is startin' to pay off

and the charms that she got from travel

are startin' to wear off



and i heard that you smiled tonight

watching the last of your friends arrive

you smile and shake their hands



and the hero that you hoped you'd be

never seemed to show up

and if i can keep on talking

there won't be time to give up



and i heard that i drive tonight

into the last of the great sunrises

i smile and wave my hand, as goodbye



things don't work out by the way

planned it's almost half past two

and i've begun to hate the way you

smile so slowly



and i heard that you close your eyes

and balk at the pain of a thousand wives

and i heard that you died tonight

just close your eyes and it goes away



smile i'll get you

and when you wake you're had

goodbye