You're gonna miss me when I'm gone ♪ If all my family bites the dust I'm still alive to carry on When the venom meets your eyes Turn around, and I'll be gone For a while, you phoned it in But you couldn't shed your skin When it's over, cut your ties And you don't even have a chance Like a heart without a head All my friends said, "I thought you were dead" I think I'll take a bow instead (Ah) you won't remember me, but I won't be alone (Ah) you're gonna miss me when I'm gone Get out before you start to feel Like a pile of hand-me-downs And the eyes in the back of your head say "Shut up, boy, she don't want you around" The daily affliction says it all You saw the writing on the wall Better all alone than dead Take a pill, and fix your head Come on, baby, shed no tears You haven't made up your mind in years It's too late for souvenirs Don't spoil the fantasy, you've had it for so long You're gonna miss me when I'm gone, yeah, yeah (Ah) you won't remember me, but I won't be alone (Ah) you're gonna miss me when I'm gone, yeah ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Come on, baby, shed no tears You haven't made up your mind in years It's too late for souvenirs Don't spoil the fantasy, you've had it for so long You're gonna miss me when I'm gone, yeah, yeah (Ah) you won't remember me, but I won't be alone (Ah) you're gonna miss me when I'm gone, yeah