I was standing on the corner Lost somewhere in America again You came stumbling out the doorway Looking like a long, lost friend We were smoking, we were laughing We were drowning ourselves in medicine Well, I had never heard the story Still I knew exactly how it would end Oh, boy of infinite sadness Full of fire, full of madness Holding up a mirror for us all Wanna teach me a lesson 'Cause I've been second-guessing If the highs are really worth the fall Because we all fall We all fall I remember talking about your father While Billy Bragg was singing with his son You wept after you told me That was something he never would have done We got up with the curtains You were drunk and the loudest in the crowd I had a sneaking suspicion It's only so you knew you could be found Oh, boy of infinite sadness Full of fire, full of madness Holding up a mirror for us all Wanna teach me a lesson 'Cause I've been second-guessing If the highs are really worth the fall Because we all fall We all fall Oh, boy of infinite sadness Full of fire, full of madness Holding up a mirror for us all Wanna teach me a lesson 'Cause I've been second-guessing If the highs are really worth the fall Oh, son of fame and misfortune Why are you leaving us so soon? There's so much we needed you to say Songs of love for the lonely Speak to each of us only In the quiet at the end of our days At the end of our days