[Verse 1]
I am a troubled mind, I am a calloused heart
A failing engine from drivin' way too hard
I was tryin' way too hard
So I pulled a .38 out of my bleeding heart
I killed my selfishness for bringin' me this far
This far away from you

[Pre-Chorus]
When the daylight breaks through the buildings of Chicago (oh)
I will stand alone in the valley of tomorrow (oh)

[Chorus]
Oh, this is the way I wanna go down
(This is the last time)
I'm starting over with you
This is the way I wanna go out
(This is the last time)

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
I never second-guessed the little voice I heard
It's just a whisper that sounded like a scream
I ain't never felt so free
[Pre-Chorus]
When the daylight breaks through the buildings of Chicago (oh)
I will stand alone in the valley of tomorrow (oh)

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
Oh, this is the way I wanna go down
(This is the last time)
I'm starting over with you
This is the way I wanna go out
(This is the last time)
Yeah, I'm starting over with you

(Oh, this is the way I wanna go down)
I'm starting, I'm starting (this is the last time)
I'm starting over with you
This is the way I wanna go out
(This is the last time)

[Outro]
I never second-guessed the little voice I heard
It's just a whisper