It seemed so easy at the start when I left my heart
Sitting on the roof of the car and drove off
And I rushed to leave the past behind
Forgot that heart was mine
I didn't even know at the time I had one

I put the pedal to the floor
Heading for the western shore
Thinking only of high times I had there

Oh I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
But I never flew, never left the ground at all

Greedy to get on the way I made that old mistake
Of sneering at familiar streets and faces
Did you marry someone good from our neighborhood
Or are you on the other side of the world still searching

Oh I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
But I never flew never left the ground at all
At all ..
So next time, sometime
I'll dream in days or on your mind
Look me up, 'cause I never left those days behind
Behind ...

Guitar solo

I've done some things I never should have done
Now I've come down, don't tell me that I'm out of time
Turn back your love upon a pie eyed fool
Forget the things I did

When I was cruel, cruel, cruel
I thought I'd fly too high to fall
'Cause I never flew never left the ground at all,
At all ..
So next time, sometime
I'll dream in days or on your mind
Look me up, 'cause I never left those days behind,
behind

(cruel, cruel, cruel)