You've got the world at your feet But when your baby's gone The world's gone for you You might think to thank your heartbeat Your heartbeat's certainly not gonna thank you No your heartbeat's not, it's certainly not Heartbeat's not, it's certainly not gonna thank you If you keep running back No your heartbeat's not, it's certainly not Heartbeat's not, it's certainly not gonna thank you Not gonna thank you If you keep running back You treated yourselves to each other You sailed away across seven seas Could the cold creep through the heart of a lover Would you miss that ship for the chance of another? No your heartbeat's not, it's certainly not Heartbeat's not, it's certainly not gonna thank you If you keep running back No your heartbeat's not, it's certainly not Heartbeat's not, it's certainly not gonna thank you Not gonna thank you If you keep running back It could go either way You could choose to go or you could stay It could go either way You could choose to go or you could stay No your heartbeat's not, it's certainly not Heartbeat's not, it's certainly not gonna thank you If you keep running back No your heartbeat's not, it's certainly not Heartbeat's not, it's certainly not gonna thank you Not gonna thank you If you keep running back Was it the fault of anyone? Was it any one thing done? Do the birds ever dare drift away? When they have it all in their sights for the big day