Sleep with the TV on, so I'm not alone Sober and needy in a motel room Why did she leave me? What did she mean when she said: Gotta go? Over caffeinated, chewing my cheeks Been oversaturated, manic for weeks Have I eliminated any chance I had for relief? Yeah And isn't it true I always reminded you of your mom? And isn't it true We don't get to be young for that long? I never thought that what I had Could so easily be lost like that An infinity was gone in seconds Gone in seconds You were on your own by 17 Went through a dozen winters with no heat It's hard to fathom all the life you gathered before me, yeah And you can count the rings on the wood without cutting down the tree Measuring the weight of the way you lived by what you mean to me Yeah, I never thought that what I had Could so easily be lost like that An infinity was gone in seconds Gone in seconds Yeah, I never thought that what I had Could so easily be lost like that An infinity was gone in seconds Gone in seconds Sitting in your living room, playin' cards Queen of hearts There's nothing I would rather do Than be with you forever But I know I'll be losing you to the dark 'Cause nothing lasts forever Yeah, I never thought that what I had Could so easily be lost like that (Gone in seconds) (Gone in seconds) Yeah, I never thought that what I had Could so easily be lost like that An infinity was gone in seconds Gone in seconds