Damage Gets Done

Without shame Two outfits then to my name You'd end up in one when you'd stay We had nowhere to go And every desire for going there I heard once It's the comforts that make us feel numb We'd go out with no way to get home And we'd sleep on somebody's floor And wake up feeling like a millionaire Wish I'd known it was just our turn (we just got by) Being blamed for a world we had no power in (but we tried) You and I had nothing to show (we didn't know anything) But the best of the world in the palm of our hands, and darling I haven't felt it since then I don't know how the feelin' ended But I know being reckless and young Is not how the damage gets done One time (time) we would want for nothin' (we had it all, love) We knew what our love was worth (when we had nothing) Now we're always missing something (I miss when) I miss when we did not need much Oh, if the car ran, the car was enough If the sun shone on us, it's a plus And the tank was always filled up Only enough for our getting there That first car was like wings on an angel (you flew away) Before the whole wide world got too thin (from me then) I swear, goodwill kept up the engine (just to turn back) You were steering my heart like a wheel in your hands, and darling I haven't felt it since then I don't know how the feelin' ended But I know being reckless and young Is not how the damage gets done All I needed was someone When the whole wide world felt young All I needed was someone When the whole wide world felt young