Ridin on a high school whirlwind Crackin jokes and sneakin smokes and runnin wild n free I looked at you and I tumbled All my defenses were crumbled But I couldnt show you what you really meant to me I was a fool Floatin on a Buzzard Bay daydream Wishin I could tell you what was runnin through my mind But my confidence was shattered My self esteem was bruised and battered When he drove away with you And left me standin there behind Now youre gone Ill never see your smile anymore Yeah, youre gone And it was me who turned my back and walked through that door I was wrong I could have held you in my arms but I was too afraid Yeah, I was wrong And I dont know if I can handle the price you paid On that long, slow train to nowhere To nowhere Standin in a backwards memory Feelin like my heart had just been flung against a wall I thought that I was over you Until I caught that bitter view Now I know Ill never heal until I take that final fall Now youre gone Ill never see your smile anymore Yeah, youre gone And it was me who turned my back and walked through that door I was wrong I could have held you in my arms but I was too afraid Yeah, I was wrong And I dont know if I can live with the price she paid For that long, slow train to nowhere To nowhere For that long, slow train