This may be the last thing that I write for long Can you hear me smiling when I sing this song For you And only you? As I leave will you be someone to say goodbye? As I leave will you be someone to wipe your eye? My foot is out the door And you can't stop me now You wanted the best, it wasn't me Will you give it back? And I'll take the lead When there's no more room to make it grow I'll see you again, you'll pretend you're naïve Is this what you want? Is this what you need? How do you end up? Let me know As I go Remember all the simple things you know My mind is just a crutch and I still hope That you will miss me when I'm gone This is the last song The hearts start breaking as the year is gone The dream's beginning and the time rolls on It seems so surreal Now I sing it Somehow I knew that it would be this way Somehow I knew that it would slowly fade Now I am gone Just try and stop me now You wanted the best, but it wasn't me Will you give it back? Now I'll take the lead When there's no more room to make it grow I'll see you again, you'll pretend you're naïve Is this what you want? Is this what you need? How do you end up? Let me know As I go Remember all the simple things you know My mind is just a crutch and I still hope That you will miss me when I'm gone This is the last song Will you need me now? You'll find a way somehow You want it too I want it too As I go Remember all the simple things you know My mind is just a crutch and I still hope That you will miss me when I'm gone The last song As I go Remember all the simple things you know (things you know) My mind is just a crutch and I still hope That you will miss me when I'm gone This is the last song

You know the reasons I can't conceal You know I'm leaving, you obviously know how I feel It's not as easy as calling out your name when I'm down It's not a matter for wrong or right It ain't much better than drinking and looking to fight You know I'm tired of crawling behind my name among the crowd I'm on the last American exit to the northland I'm on the last American exit to my homeland I'm on the last American exit to my last dance They keep calling out my name, I shout it down They made you wonder and know for sure You've made them hunger at night then they run for the door You know you'll probably cry like Caesar's son when you're found It's not your place it's another town Let's face it, baby, I'm up and then, baby, I'm down You'll watch the border offer you fame and watch it drown I'm on the last American exit to the northland I'm on the last American exit to my homeland I'm on the last American exit to my last chance They keep calling out my name, I shout it down Know our neighbours and know they'll take us Know my city it's just like theirs are Hope I make it, I know I'm going to make it somehow Know your saviour he knows you shakers Know my pity I'll see you later I'd like to stay but I know it doesn't matter somehow I'm on the last American exit to the northland I'm on the last American exit to my homeland I'm on the last American exit to my last dance They keep calling out my name They keep calling out my name They keep calling out my name, I shout it down

Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train It was sunny Her saltbox house on the coast Took her mind off St. Louis Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name and money And the town said, "How did a middle-class divorcée do it?" The wedding was charming, if a little gauche There's only so far new money goes They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House" Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud The doctor had told him to settle down It must have been her fault his heart gave out And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty" "Who knows if she never showed up, what could've been" "There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen" "She had a marvelous time ruinin' everything" Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set, forever Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet And losin' on card game bets with Dalí And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty" "Who knows if she never showed up, what could've been" "There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen" "She had a marvelous time ruinin' everything" They say she was seen on occasion Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea And in a feud with her neighbor She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green 50 years is a long time Holiday House sat quietly on that beach Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits And then it was bought by me Who knows if I never showed up what could've been There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen I had a marvelous time ruinin' everything I had a marvelous time ruinin' everything A marvelous time ruinin' everything A marvelous time I had a marvelous time