When a Good Thing Goes Bad - Don McLean

When a good thing goes bad, it’s not the end of the world

It’s the end of a world that you had with a girl

Though it’s hard to admit that the memory’s sad

When you think what you had, when a good thing goes bad.Â

Love is so strange, it’s a mystery to me

It’s easy to change and to lose what could be

So you wait and you watch for the one who’ll agree

With the things that you need and the life that you lead

When a good thing goes right, it’s a joy beyond worth

As the roots of your love intertwine with the earth

And your bodies are one, but you’re living for two

And your future looks bright, oh yes, when a good thing goes right

But time is the test, like the sea pounds the rocks

And those who love best sometimes fail with the shocks

And the waves break you down and you watch your love drown

And she’s so far from reach as you stand on the beach

When a good thing goes bad, it’s not the end of the world

It’s the end of a world that you had with a girl

Though it’s hard to admit that the memory’s sad

When you think what you had, when a good thing goes bad