Your test of fire - charred your hands You show your thigh where they put the brand Kinda lost your sense of time Shouldn't dance on old land mines Happy New Year, got the big surprise Ain't no fun, when the party dies The party died You scrape burnt pride from the cooking pot It's hard to swallow with your guts in knots Better tip your waitress well For that short sweet taste of hell Bingo baby finally got that right Cold conviction, last kiss goodnight But I always thought you'd carry on Thought your mama taught you right from wrong Yea I always thought you'd carry on But you're dead and gone Long gone Talk is cheap, cat got your tongue At the conference table with a loaded gun Better take a final look Before they close the picture book Got your brand new baby And the cold hard cash You threw my love out with the trash But I always thought you'd carry on Thought your mama taught you right from wrong Yea I always thought you'd carry on But you're dead and gone Long gone Curl myself up in a little ball Cold, cold comfort of these closet walls But I always thought you'd carry on Thought your mama taught you right from wrong Yea I always thought you'd carry on But you're dead and gone Long gone I always thought we'd carry on Thought our mama's taught us right from wrong Always thought our love was strong But it's dead and gone Long gone