There you go transferring responsibility
About a man whose love was true
Though your expectations were a fantasy
Perfection was still expected from you

Yet here among those who know you well
You always focused on what was wrong
An' in the still of the night what do you tell yourself
After the love has gone so tell me

After the love has gone
What have you got left to build your world upon
When will you finally see
The person in the mirror bears the ultimate responsibility
After the love has gone

Years ago as friends we would have let it slide
You always seemed to live for the day
Experience provided you with insights
Yet still you chose to ignore them anyway

So now that the smoke has cleared
Does your head still rule your heart this far along
And how do you justify it all after the love has gone so tell me

After the love has gone whoa oh
What have you got left to build your world upon
When will you finally see
The person in the mirror bears the ultimate responsibility

You owe it to yourself to finally make it right
An' open up your heart to find some appreciation
To have someone to bare your soul to day and night
Is all part of love's great gift and our heart's destination

So now that the smoke has cleared
Does your head still rule your heart this far along
And how do you justify it all after the love has gone tell me

After the love has gone whoa oh
What have you got left to build your world upon
When will you finally see finally see
The person in the mirror bears the ultimate responsibility

Oh oh after the love has gone
After the love has gone oh oh
After the love has gone
After the love has gone