You were so young, young and dumb You were the baddest, the biggest, the bestest, burned out One You filled a bill, you kept it fun But there was always something coming up that you Couldn't outrun You were Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you'd hit the wall Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you would fall down My mother said the very next one and you are not it My mama said the very next one and you are not it You once were hot and we were cold All the trash you'd leave behind would just burn into gold You were a fire, out of control But nothing stays that pretty when it's oversold You were Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you'd hit the wall Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you would fall down My mother said the very next one and you are not it My mama said the very next one and you are not it Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you'd hit the wall Wrecking, the wrecking, the wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you would fall down My mama said My mother said the very next one and you are not it My mama said the very next one and you are not it