(Richard Manuel and Rick Danko)

I've told you once, now you should know

The reason that I'm coming down.

There ain't no time to repeat again;

Just need to bring it around.

We had a beautiful thing going,

You couldn't see things my way.

We had a beautiful thing going,

Something just got in our way.

And I told you once that it was rough.

I looked on you as my friend,

Because that did not seem to be good enough,

And now it's time to begin.

We've got a beautiful thing going,

I hope that's the way it will stay.

We've got a beautiful thing going,

Nothing can stand in our way.

[Repeat Second Chorus]