I heard your record on the telephone 
It was my cousin, Joan 
She picked it up from the top 40 rack and then 

I read your interview in Rolling Stone 
You threw the boys a bone 
And so I genuinely felt obliged to call 

I know You never meant to hurt us, man 
We're just a baby band 
You found a quicker way 
To scale the wall of fame 

The situation's awfully dim 
Should we up and go with him? 
No way [no way, 1, 2, 3, 4] 
 [bad word]  
We know exactly where you are, and you're gone [my friend] 
Don't know exactly where [bad word] from 
You've gone away my friend 
We know exactly where you are, and you're gone [my friend] 
Don't know exactly where [bad word] from 
Have you gone astray [gone] 

I saw your video on VH-1 
Looks like they spent a ton 
How does it feel to be the flavour for a spell 

And I remember when you used to say 
Jesus is the way 
I never thought I'd see your light begin to fade 

The situation's awfully dim 
Should we up and go with him? 
No way [no way, 1, 2, 3, 4] 

Don't think we don't miss you 
[We think about you every day] 
We still love you anyway 
[Love don't go away] 
There's still this burning question 
[I got to know] Why? 

[What will people think when they 
Hear that I'm a Jesus freak?] 

Ah, ah, ah [hey] 
[While this is something of fantasy] 
[The moral of the story is] 
[To stick with your friends] 

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, and you're gone [my friend] 
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, so long 
You've gone away, my friend 
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, and you're gone [my friend] 
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, so long 
We'll see you someday 
Wish you well 
Na, na, na, na, na, my friend