He was a very special warm and gentle person
  Who put in music in the world and spoken in rhyme
  And it hurts me that I never really knew him
  ‘Cause all it would have taken was some time
    You know he always seemed to be there when I stumbled
  And when mountains got to steep for me to climb
  And it tears me up to think I never touched him
  ‘Cause all it would have taken was some time
    Ain't that just the way that life goes
  Down, down, down, down
  Movin' way too fast or much too slow
  Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
  But not gettin' into someone I should know
    Now he's in another place and I can't reach him
  And I feel as though I'm guilty of a crime
  I took all he had to give and gave him nothin'
  And all it would have taken was some time
    Ain't that just the way that life goes
  Down, down, down, down
  Movin' way too fast or much too slow
  Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
  But not gettin' into someone I should know
    Ain't that just the way that life goes
  Down, down, down, down
  Movin' way too fast or much too slow
  Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
  But not gettin' into someone I should know
    Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
  Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
  Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
  Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
    Ain't that just the way that life goes
  Down, down, down, down
  Movin' way too fast or much too slow
  Gettin' up, gettin' high, gettin' down
  Gettin' no, no, nowhere
  But not gettin' into someone I should know
    Ain't that just the way that life goes
  Down, down, down, down
  Movin' way too fast or much too slow