He was a very special warm and gentle person
Who put the music in the world and spoke in rhyme
And it hurts me that I never really knew him
‘Cause all it would have taken was some time

You know he always seemed to be there when I stumbled
And when mountains got too steep for me to climb
And it tears me up to think I never touched him
‘Cause all it would have taken was some time

Ain´t that just the way that life goes
Down, down, down, down
Movin´ way too fast or much too slow
Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere
But not gettin´ into someone I should know

Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere
Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere

Now he´s in another place and I can´t reach him
And I feel as though I´m guilty of a crime
I took all he had to give and gave him nothin´
And all it would have taken was some time

Ain´t that just the way that life goes
Down, down, down, down
Movin´ way too fast or much too slow
Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere
But not gettin´ into someone I should know

Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere
Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere
Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere
Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere

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Ain´t that just the way that life goes
Down, down, down, down
Movin´ way too fast or much too slow
Gettin´ up, gettin´ high, gettin´ down
Gettin´ no, no, nowhere
But not gettin´ into someone I should know