Changed my name to promise you, yeahDying inside because I want to, yeahDidn't I say I wanted to, yeahHoney I'd changed before you, yeah28 years are coming to endThe rain chased me down the gully againNow I'm higher than anyone hereAnd dirt ain't nothing on me, yeahBut she's goneBut she's goneBut she's goneBut she's goneBut-but-but, baby I swear it, I wanted to callBut on my way 'round I happened to fallShe's a MUA at Carnegie HallIn her vanity mirror, we're losing it allWell, we shacked up swift abandonment wayCatch sweet rain inside a beretIn it, I'm reflecting all of the dayAnd I will fade in the night, yeahWill you apologize for the remainder of your life?Do you accept the charges?I promise you, I'll promise to, yeahWell, now she curls up with her favorite sonHe's the ugliest man in heaven for oneAs long as there's nobody fooling me thereThen dirt ain't nothing on me, yeahYeah, they threw me out like I was a wedding bouquetNow I can't quite remember what I had to say'Til I get higher than anyone hereAnd I will fade in the night, yeahIn the charmless morningI promise to be goneI almost felt the feelingThat I wanted to, I wanted to, yeahAh, ahYou thought I was hereBut I'm further than the sun, sunAhSilent as the feelingThat I've promised you, I promise you, yeahWell, I changed my name to promise you, yeah (but she's gone)It's easier than making apologies, yeah (but she's gone)Now I'm higher than anyone here (but she's gone)And dirt ain't nothing on me, yeah
