Now That You Are Gone

There was something in the way you said

Never to call you again

And now I know

I should have read between the lines back then

And there were secrets that you almost kept

That were quite sufficient to show

But it finally hit me when you left

My name off your suicide note



I shifted gears

I cried some tears

I did a lot of heroin

It took so long

But now I'm moving on

Now that you are gone



A half-full or half-empty shell

I was in a nebulous state

A shadow of my former self

Which wasn't all that great

But I've been seeing you around

It seems like you're doing all right

And I only cry about you now

Every other night



I went astray

I did some macrame

I walked around aimlessly

It so long

But now I'm moving on

Now that you are gone



I know we'll meet again one day

It'll be strange and outre

And I won't know what to say

Except for

Na na na na na na

Na na na na na na

Na na na na na na

Na na na na na na

Now that you are gone



After all is said and done

There's not much to say or to do

Except for keep on keeping on

And start again anew

At least the future's in my hands

And life is a thing to live for

Cause now I have another chance

To screw it up once more



I shifted gears

I faced my fears

I did a lot of heroin

It took so long

But now I'm moving on

Now that you are gone

Now that you are gone