Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone 
A hint of a scent then it's gone 
Look at the state of you, you're all fingers and thumbs 
So who's your latest flame? 
Driving 'em wild in the fast lane? 
Won't say 
I told you so, but the boy has no shame 
Once when my hands were full 
We were double or quits then some 
Nothing at all to show for a love so precious 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
And how the days have flown too few and fast 
They said it wasn't meant to last 
A dumb mistake 
Too much to pay