It must be nice to be steady
it must be nice to be firm
It must be nice never
to move off the mark
It must be nice to be dependable
and never let anyone down
It must be great
to be all the things you're not
It must be great
to be all the things that I'm not
I see you in the hospital
your humor is intact
I'm embarrassed by the strength
I seem to lack
If I was in your shoes
so strange that I'm not
I'd fold up in a minute
and a half
I'd fold up in a minute
and a half
And I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
No I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
It must be nice to be normal
it must be nice to be cold
It must be nice not to
have to go oh up or down
But me I'm all emotional
no matter how I try
You're gone
and I'm still here alive
You're gone
and I'm still here alive
And I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
No I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
There are things we say
we wish we knew
and in fact we never do
But I'd wish I'd known
that you were going to die
Then I wouldn't feel so stupid
such a fool that I didn't call
And I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
No there's no logic to this
who's picked to stay or go
If you think too hard
it only makes you mad
But your optimism made me
think you really had it beat
So I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
No I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye
I didn't get a chance
to say goodbye