I was a goner in the last degree
'Til I decided
That I had to break way
Had to untie my choke rope
And sneak back to you free
‘Cause I was a goner
In the last degree

I was a goner of the gonest kind
Gone in my body
Gone in my mind
'Til I saw one way how I
Could help your rebellion
Sire, I’ve been a goner
Of the gonest kind

I was a goner of the gonest kind
I was a goner of the gonest kind

I was a goner of the gonest kind
Checked in to go ten million times
Surrendered, give up, cashed in
Or tried, but I traveled right back
From your gone, gone land tonight

To tell you, lost goner, to rest your mind
To let you know that you never find
No way to cheat your job at hand
Or battle to fight to make peace on land