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 faced my fears
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 lost my way
I did some macramé
I walked around aimlessly
It took 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 outré
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"
Now that you are gone

Well, 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 cried some tears
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