I left you on the debris At the Sunday morning market You were sorting through the odds and ends Yeah, you was looking for a bargain I heard your footsteps at the front door And that old familiar love song 'Cause you knew you'd find me waiting there Oh, at the top of the stairs, yeah I went there and back Just to see how far it is And you, you tried to tell me But I had to learn for myself There's more trouble at the depot With the general workers union And you said, "They'll never change a thing Some are fighting for not working" Oh, you was my hero How you are my good friend Oh now, I've been there and back And I know how far it is But I left you on the debris We both know you got no money And I wonder what you could have done Without me hanging around ya I went there and back For just to see how far it is And you, you tried to tell me But I had to learn for myself