Cause there's always a flaw in the diamond
A lightning-fork crack in the pearl
A fault in the rock of the island
And it's usually shaped like a girl

Leave us lost in the dust and the rubble

Nine exits north of las vegas, vegas
Nine exits north of las vegas, vegas
Nine exits north of las vegas, vegas

I was the first one to see her
And you were the first one to fall
Like a half-drunken downhill skier
And she was the oncoming wall
Now I get that it's all gone awry
A joke I might like to take back
Wipe a bright star from the night sky
Nothing can fill in the black