Well we were innocent and unafraid
In uncomplicated carefree days
So aloof and so blasé when we were young
Life was so much simpler then
We were surrounded by so many real men
Who thought their weakness was a strength
Oh how wrong they were

I'm gonna tell you something you might
not wanna hear
Gonna tell it straight my dear
It's the reason I am here
I'm gonna tell you something you might not wanna know
Show you somewhere you should go
Before you end up in a big black hole

Well I loved you then and I love you still
I admire your old-fashioned iron will
I can't stand here and watch you
go downhill without saying a word
It's the ancient game of tug-o-war
The immovable rock, the unstoppable force
It's time to cut the umbilical cord
and stand up on your own

You gotta get out
You gotta get out