[Verse 1: Andy Bell]
Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
A hint of the scent then it's gone
Look at the state of you you're all fingers and thumbs

[Verse 2: Andy Bell]
So who's your latest flame
Driving'em wild in the fast lane
I won't say I told you so, but the boy has no shame

[Pre-Chorus 1: Andy Bell]
Once when my hands were full
We were double or quits then some
Nothin' at all to show for a love so precious

[Chorus 1: Andy Bell]
Gone and blown it all, how can you say
It doesn't matter much to me?
A dumb mistake too much to pay
A shattered heart in love's debris

[Chorus 2: Andy Bell]
Gone and blown it all and then you say:
"This can't be happening to me"
A dumb mistake too much to pay
A shattered heart in love's debris
[Interlude]

[Verse 3: Andy Bell]
Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone
The thrill of the chase then it's gone
Only the hurt to prove that it ever went on

[Verse 4: Andy Bell]
And life is a wonderful thing
When you're humming the words to a love song
Do what you wanna do be who you want to be

[Pre-Chorus 2: Andy Bell]
When I'm in your arms I'm strong
There's nowhere I'd rather be
We shine for liberty, life and the pursuit of pleasure

[Chorus 1: Andy Bell]
Gone and blown it all, how can you say
It doesn't matter much to me?
A dumb mistake too much to pay
A shattered heart in love's debris

[Chorus 2: Andy Bell]
Gone and blown it all and then you say:
"This can't be happening to me"
A dumb mistake too much to pay
A shattered heart in love's debris