You were so young, young and dumb You were the baddest, the biggest, the bestest burned out one You filled a bill, you kept it fun But there was always something coming up that you couldn't outrun You were wrecking, wrecking, wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you'd hit the wall Wrecking, wrecking, wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you would fall down My mama said, bury next one when you are not dead My mama said, bury next one when you are not dead You once were hot and we were cold All the trash you'd leave behind would just burn into gold You were a fire out of control But nothing stays that pretty when it's over Wrecking, wrecking, wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you'd hit the wall Wrecking, wrecking, wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you would fall down My mama said, bury next one when you are not dead My mama said, bury next one when you are not dead Wrecking, wrecking, wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you'd hit the wall Wrecking, wrecking, wrecking, wrecking ball We always knew you would fall down My mama said, my mama said, my mama said, my mama said My mama said, bury next one when you are not dead My mama said, bury next one when you are not dead My mama said, my mama said, my mama said, my mama said My mama said