Do you remember
   Look at me
   And all the things we'd said we'd be
   We'd beat the house
   We'd push the odds
   We'd take it all we had the cards
  
   With years to burn
   And years to trash
   Living lies based on flash
   But somehow reaching for the stars
   I think we went a bit too far
  
   Got to get back
   Got to get back
   I never meant to take it this far
  
   When everything you touch turns gold
   Can weigh you down
   Can make you old
   When metal doesn't ring the same
   Reaction from inside your brain
  
   And all those years we offered up
   To gods who couldn't get enough
   And though we still stay up all night
   The mornings aren't quite as bright
  
   Got to get back
   Got to get back
   I never meant to take it this far
  
   And all those things we thought we learned
   As we watched our bridges burn
   While standing in the afterglow
   I guess we gave the quite a show
  
   But who can say what it's about
   When John Wayne caught the last train out
   And Spock and Kirk have had enough
   And no one's left to beam me up
  
   Got to get back
   Got to get back
   I never meant to take it this far...