Well, I didn't know it would come to this But that's what happens When you're on your own And you're alright letting nice things go Well, I pawned the earrings that you gave me Gold and made of flowers dangling And I almost cried as I sold them all I don't mind living on bread and oranges, no, no But I gotta get to and from where I come And it's gonna take money to go, oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh In the name of higher consciousness I let the best man I knew go 'Cause it's nice to love and be loved But it's better to know all you can know I said it's nice to love and be loved But I'd rather know what God knows, oh no, oh no, oh no I can do this once more, no man can keep me together Been broken since I was born Well, I didn't know it would come to this But that's what happens When you're on your own And you're alright letting nice things go
[00:10.67]Well, I didn't know it would come to this [00:15.94]But that's what happens [00:18.77]When you're on your own [00:22.86]And you're alright letting nice things go [00:32.91]Well, I pawned the earrings that you gave me [00:39.68]Gold and made of flowers dangling [00:43.71]And I almost cried as I sold them all [00:56.91]I don't mind living on bread and oranges, no, no [01:07.06]But I gotta get to and from where I come [01:11.69]And it's gonna take money to go, [01:16.47]oh no, oh, oh, oh, oh [01:33.98]In the name of higher consciousness [01:38.96]I let the best man I knew go [01:44.19]'Cause it's nice to love and be loved [01:48.81]But it's better to know all you can know [01:55.13]I said it's nice to love and be loved [02:00.47]But I'd rather know what God knows, [02:05.94]oh no, oh no, oh no [02:30.58]I can do this once more, [02:39.98]no man can keep me together [02:45.16]Been broken since I was born [02:53.02]Well, I didn't know it would come to this [02:58.65]But that's what happens [03:03.68]When you're on your own [03:07.12]And you're alright letting nice things go