Capo 1
At last I understand the consequences of my love
But how could there be a heaven where they kicked you out
'cause you kicked out your chair from above
Everybode loves to stick with the winner
But you showed me the line between victory and dying
couldn't get much thinner 'cause you
You found out how to get down
Down like me
When my self-pity became less than a full-time work
I meditated on the methods and the means
and whether or not it would hurt
Then I got a call they found you swinging out over the earth
And so over me you win again in finishes, forms,
in finals and in firsts
You finally had to get down
Down like me
"By the time you read this I will no longer be here"
I had to read these words to all your family, friends
everybody you never held dear
We'll keep an empty place at dinner forever
And I'll maintain an empty chair so you can set in
And we'll never grow old together
You showed 'em how to get down
Down like me