F C The year?s 2002 Am F I'm doing exactly what I wanna do F C G And baby I don't even think about you anymore F C Just thought I?d drop you a line Am C And let you know I was doing fine F C Cause baby it's been a long long time G Since you walked out my door (pretty much repeated throughout. the end of the second line of each stanza is sometimes C and sometimes F, so just listen.) It took me some time I must confess For a while there I was feeling less than my best Had to get out of town so I headed out west Ended up in Seattle I thought I?d start a brand new band Thought I might call it Lonelyland Things got a little out of hand Ended up hooked on heroin So I ended up moving back over to Germany Living with the folks baggin' groceries But the time I had was mostly free Spent most of it drinking I got myself in a jam or two Guess it's what I had to do But late at night I?d still think of you Felt like I was drowning 'Til I met this girl at a discotheque She was a dancer, baby, but not what you'd expect She taught ballet and she was half-Czech half Chinese But after she decided not to have the baby Said she might move back to the mainland maybe By then I didn't really care I was half drunk, half crazy I got arrested but never convicted My parents eventually had me evicted Tried your number it had been disconnected Guess I should?ve known I heard you got married and you moved away I called your folks but where they would not say Said it's probably better that way so I just let it be I moved back to Austin 'bout a year ago Drive a school bus, and I don't drink no more I go out every once in a while and see a show but mostly I just watch TV So I don't know where I?m gonna send this letter Doubt things are ever gonna get much better It seems like life's one big whatever anyway I just thought I?d drop you a line Lie and say I was doing fine 'Cause baby it's been a long long time Since you walked out my door
