Theres a rumor around that your loves going down And you aint gonna stop it from dying If as youve said, its long since been dead Well how come your woman is still crying? It seems such a shame, but now were inane Of all that is holy and good I offer you this and I hope you will listen And somewhere, you know that you should CHORUS Time is a teacher And love is the lesson And life is a cla**room And everyones guessin But you wont ever learn if you dont even try Well do not go gently unto that goodbye Do not go gently unto that goodbye Well your lady is true and shes waiting for you But you know that she wont wait for long Shes too full of pride to take this in stride And as soon as she goes, shell be gone But love isnt leisure, its kind of a treasure You have to continue to find But go on, get wise and open your eyes I think youll be changing your mind Cause... CHORUS And I dont have to tell you its wrong Leaving a lady youve loved for so long But she is the best thing that youll ever know And youll live to regret it if you let her go Well Im not trying to scold you, but all that Ive told you Is simple but so hard to see But I think Ive been clear and I hope that I hear it When someday you say it to me CHORUS (x2)