He died when the house was empty
When the maid had gone
He put a pen to paper
For one final song
He wrote, oh babe,
It's the only way
I know it's wrong but I can't stand
To go on living
To go on living
Living life this way
"And I don't know what the time is
Or what the next line is
Or how you're gonna take the news
But if I had my life again
I wouldn't change a thing
I'd let nobody, I'd let nobody
Stand inside my shoes"
Chorus:
Ohhh
Something's got to hold of me
This home is not the home it used to be
I've gathered dust like the dying flowers
Ohh, and I've drunk myself sober
Ohh, after hours and hours
"Oh
Something's gotten hold of me
This home is not the home it used to be
(It's not the same)
I've gathered dust
Like the dying flowers (oooh)
And I've drunk myself sober (oooooh)
After hours and hours"
"Oooooooh
After hours and hours"