You, you never wanted it to end this way
And you, you didn’t know just what your heart would say
And you, you fall apart when things don’t go your way
Yeah you, you put your faith in somethin’ that won’t stay

So you pull on the pin and the fireworks begin

Everybody waits for the wrecking ball
Steel and glass collide as the windows fall
All the wooden doors and the plaster walls
Everybody waits, everybody waits

You, you thought about the things that you would say
If you, you had the chance to meet again someday
But the pain is something that will never truly fade
So refrain. The night will bring us through another day.

So you tape your memories to the back door.
And you bury your regrets in the floor

Everybody waits for the wrecking ball
Steel and glass collide as the windows fall
All the wooden doors and the plaster walls
Everybody waits, everybody waits
20,000 pounds came to wreck it all
Swinging a solution through your bedroom wall
All the silver lining that we never saw
Everybody waits for the wrecking ball

So you tape your memories to the back door.
And you bury your regrets in the floor

Everybody waits for the wrecking ball
Steel and glass collide as the windows fall
All the wooden doors and the plaster walls
Everybody waits, everybody waits
20,000 pounds came to wreck it all
Swinging a solution through your bedroom wall
All the silver lining that we never saw
Everybody waits for the wrecking ball