Released: December 21, 1973

Songwriter: Gary Richrath

Producer: Bill Halverson

Go home, pretender
I think this is the end here
It's been a long time decidin'
But I think I've found the right end

You're gonna go away, start a new life
Forget today, start a new life
Start a new life

Hopes crushed and battered
But you laugh as if it didn't matter
This joke is gonna turn blue
And I won't be there to hold you

You're gonna go away, start a new life
Forget today, start a new life
Start a new life

Go home, debater
It was soon and now it's later
And that's only a piece of paper
So don't you stand there a-laughin' and a-wavin' it

You're gonna go away, start a new life
Forget today, start a new life
Start a new life

REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon (originally styled as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Hi Infidelity (1980) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group’s best-selling album, with over ten million copies sold.