I smoked my last cigarette
Quit doing all the things I swore
Gave up all those childish things
that make you old too soon
Things were going good there for a while
I tried to straighten out this
crooked road that I was on
It was good while it lasted
but it didn't last too long
I used to sing on Broadway
Playing for a tip jar under
Had a good time with the women
And the compliments came free
I dreamed of something bigger
but it wasn't meant to be
I thought I had it all there for a while
Just like a desperado out there
It was good while it lasted but it
Like some long- forgotten dream
Picked me up and showed me colors
But the end means something
different to a lover than a friend
We thought we had it all there for a while
Just like that perfect mo ment before
the darkness turns to dawn
It was good while it lasted but
It was good while it lasted
but it didn't last too long
