She is old, yes, very old She contemplates her nap She knows damn well that if she sleeps It just might be her last And so she lay with her eyes affixed And slowly drifts away Her life's been rough and sure enough She is never to awake Gone, she has gone away Gone to a better place Gone, she has gone away Gone to a better place For one last time she dreams the dream Of being very young To when her days were full of beauty And nights were full of love Her beauty did fade, she got pushed away And shoved into a corner Like the ugly duck that no one wants And no one wants to know you Gone, she has gone away Gone to a better place Gone, she has gone away Gone to a better place ♪ Gone, she has gone away Gone to a better place Gone, she has gone away Gone to a better place