Ain t that just the way that life goes down, down, down, down 
Moving way too fast or much too slow 
 
 
He was a very special warm and gentle person 
Who put music in the world and spoke 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 too steep for me to climb 
And it tears me up to think I never touched him 
 Cause all it would have taken some time 
 
 
Ain t that just the way that life goes down, down, down, down 
Moving way too fast or much too slow 
Getting up, getting high, getting down, getting no, no, nowhere 
Not getting 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 nothing 
And all it would have taken