Jessie woke and realized just what he had become He sighed and stuffed his heart away like blankets in a drum He started burning pictures of her as if he didn't care Just then she walked around the corner and love just wasn't there Ooh ooh ooh you've got to get it before it's gone Ooh ooh ooh you've got to get it before it's gone Ooh ooh ooh it's gonna fade before too long Ooh ooh ooh you've got to get it before it's gone Mercedes had a red guitar and on it she would play The songs her mother sang to her before she pa**ed away Her hair was long and she was strong until that awful day Her father pulled the trigger and took their love away Ooh ooh ooh you've got to get it before it's gone Ooh ooh ooh you've got to get it before it's gone Ooh ooh ooh it's gonna fade before too long Ooh ooh ooh you've got to get it before it's gone Before it slips away and leaves you with a burning in your soul And you disconnect both your heart and your mind It might seem easier to leave it in the past and let it go But deep inside yourself you know your lying