C My told-you-so done told me to C My know-it-all knew what to do Am But the fact-of-the-matter is a word-to-the-wise Am It??s all right there when I close my eyes F I was built for speed, not to last F C G7 I was shining bright now I??m fading fast C Like yesterdays and remember-whens C And everywhere I ever been Am Still burns inside this soul of mine Am Took all the turns and turned out find F I can??t recall when it was but it was just in time, C G7 Just because (chorus) Am I was never fond of fare-thee-wells Am Long goodbyes and time-will-tells F See you soon say so long F Too damn bad it??s good as gone G F Baby, if you promised not to tell, G F Baby, if you promised not to tell, G F Baby, if you promised not to tell, F G7 Am I??m checking out of that holy hotel. C Well, the train pulled out when the truth pulled in C If I were me I??d do it all again Am Now I??m rocking away in this rocking chair Am With the good and the bad and the just ain??t-fair F And now it??s you and me and Father Time F C G7 Just waitin?? on that perfect rhyme. C Well, I never believed I??d ever belong C Where you get all you can from those getting along Am And given the choice ??twixt the two, can??t say either one will do F But nowadays, those days of yore F C G7 Are just washing up on some distant shore (chorus) (interlude) Am Am F F (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) C Every place I am and everywhere I go C I come face to face with what I??ll never know Am Regrets are few, say what you will Am But I??ve seen the world while standing still F When the sun goes down and that darkness falls F C G7 This know-it-all lived and I loved it all (repeat chorus, repeat interlude, fade)