I'm down in Florida, tryna forget your name Gettin' drunk at the bars, help me erase the pain If I get high enough, gamble the money I saved I'll have a story to tell when they ask how you got away I can't let the fiction end 'Cause I'm too scared of the consequence We'll all find out when reality hits But until then The story goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on The story goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on The story goes I'm back in Nashville, but nothing's the same So I blacked out on broadway, started screamin' your name If I start another fight, find a girl and get laid I'll have a story to tell when they ask how you got away I can't let the fiction end 'Cause I'm too scared of the consequence We'll all find out when reality hits But until then The story goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on The story goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on The story goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on The story goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on The story goes I'm in my room with a bottle of gin Thinkin' maybe it's better if this story ends If I could just tell the truth and the truth's all I say I'd never have to tell another lie of how you got away