Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone A hint of the scent then it's gone Look at the state of you you're all fingers and thumbs So who's your latest flame Driving ' em wild in the fast lane I won't say I told you so, but the boy has no shame Once when my hands were full We were double or quits then some Nothin' at all to show for a love so precious Gone and blown it all, how can you say It doesn't matter much to me? A dumb mistake too much to pay A shattered heart in love's debris Gone and blow it all and then you say This can't be happening to me A dumb mistake too much to pay A shattered heart in love's debris Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone The thrill of the chase then it's gone Only the hurt to prove that it ever went on And life is a wonderful thing When you're humming the words to a love song Do what you wanna do be who you want to be When I'm in your arms I'm strong There's nowhere I'd rather be We shine for liberty, life and the pursuit of pleasure Gone and blown it all, how can you say It doesn't matter much to me? A dumb mistake too much to pay A shattered heart in love's debris Gone and blown it all and then you say This isn't happening to me A dumb mistake too much to pay A shattered heart in love's debris Gone and blown it all, how can you say It doesn't matter much to me? A dumb mistake too much to pay A shattered heart in love's debris How the days have flown too few and fast They said it wasn't meant to last A dumb mistake too much to pay A shattered heart in love's debris How the days have flown Said it wouldn't last Much too much to ask Your heart is made of glass Love will save the day See it blow away Like a shattered heart A shattered heart in love's debris Gone and blown it all, how can you say It doesn't matter much to me? A dumb mistake too much to pay A shattered heart in love's debris