I held the rope so tightly As she climbed Down from her room We said we'd make our getaway Underneath the moon I always will remember The night that we left home And the words of warning Ringing in my ears More fool you, more fool me New job, new friends and a family In a house on the sunny side We played on the wheel of fortune But it was me that took the ride It didn't work between us I had to give it all away And in the end I knew it had to be If I've told you once Then I've told you twice But I'll tell you once again Now she's taken away Most everything And I've lost my only friend