I played the fool
Did bad by you
The tide rolled through
And swept me away from you

And when we meet again
As lovers or as friends
The melody ends in blue

Perfect love is like a song
It never lasts for long
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
We're gonna miss you when you're gone

A sacred name
Your vagrant flame
A cruel, cruel game
That you didn't want to play

So you read it in the news
That doesn't make it true
I've nothing to prove to you
A mother's only son
But now he's on the run

You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone
You're gonna miss me when I'm...