Said you make it better if you head out west Oh there's a life you've been countin' on Tell me now: What's been holdin' you back? Who the hell are you afraid of? We can chase the settin' Sun Run the race 'til it's won But you can't turn back Once you're gone Once you're gone The problem isn't where you are California ain't that far It's when you wanna go Now we can dream our lives away Put it off until someday We wake up tired and old We can chase the settin' Sun Run the race 'til it's won But you can't turn back Once you're gone Once you're gone Once you're gone Once you're gone If we never even try We'll be askin' ourselves why Our dreams never came along Oh, but you can't turn back once you're gone Once you're gone, oh you're gone Yeah once you're gone, yeah once you're gone Once you're gone, you're gone You're gone, you're gone You're gone, you're gone, you're gone