Well, he jumps in a taxi headed for the sky He's off to slay some demon dragonflies And he looks at me that long last time Turns away again and I waved goodbye In an envelope inside his coat Is the chain I wore around my throat Along with a note I wrote It says I love you but I don't even know why Darlin' I wish you well On your way to the wishin' well Swingin' off of those gates of hell But I can tell how hard you're tryin' I just have this secret hope And sometimes all we do is cope That somewhere on the steepest slope There's an endless rope and nobody's cryin' Well, a long night turns into a couple long years And we walkin' around with this trail of tears In the the very loud voices of my own fears Are ringin' and ringin' in my ear It says that love is long gone Every move I make is all wrong Says you never gave the damn for me For anythin', for anyone Darlin' I wish you well On your way to the wishin' well Swingin' off of those gates of hell But I can tell how hard you're tryin' I just have this secret hope And sometimes all we do is cope That somewhere on the steepest slope There's an endless rope and nobody's cryin' May you dream you are dreamin', in a warm soft bed And may the voices inside you that fill you with dread Make the sounds of thousands of angels instead Tonight where you might be layin' your head I wish you well On your way to the wishin' well Swingin' off of those gates of hell But I can tell how hard you're tryin' I just have this secret hope And sometimes all we do is cope That somewhere on the steepest slope There'll be an endless rope and nobody's cryin' Nobody's cryin', nobody's cryin'