Twilight never chase its morning Hard rain never waits to fall Thunder never heeds a warning Dead ends never take you far Any time, any place, for winter Well I was always headed south You were swinging for the fence (?) Holding up both sides of the house Oh that was the only thing to do Oh that was the only thing to do Yeah it's true Old strings always end up broken The soldiers always take their leave Windows always get left open The beggar's gonna make his plea Each time light would start its shining A trouble there's staring at my shoes You were reaching for the sketcher Trying to dream away my blues Oh that was the only thing to do Oh that was the only thing to do Yeah it's true Sometimes there can be exceptions We both know the well has long run dry You should go find yourself another The young at heart need to feel alive Oh that was the only thing to do Oh that was the only thing to do Yeah it's true It was the only thing to do Lord, it was the only thing (That was the only thing)