Times were so tough   But not as tough as they are now   We were so close   And nothing came between us   And the world, no personal situations      Thick as thieves us   We'd stick together for all time   And we meant it but it turns out just for a while   We stole, the friendship that bound us together      We stole from the schools and their libraries   We stole from the drugs that sent us to sleep   We stole from the drink that made us sick   We stole anything that we couldn't keep      And it was enough   We didn't have to spoil anything   And always be as thick as thieves      Like a perfect stranger   You came into my life,   Then like the perfect Lone Ranger   You rode away, rode away   Rode away, rode away      We stole the love from young girls in ivory towers   We stole autumn leaves and summer showers   We stole the silent wind that says you are free   We stole everything that we could see      But it wasn't enough   And now we've gone and spoiled everything   Now we're no longer as thick as thieves      You came into my life   Then like a perfect stranger   You walked away, walked away   Walked away, walked away      Thick as thieves us   We'd stick together for all time   And we meant it but it turns out just for awhile   We stole the friendship that bound us together      We stole the burning sun in the open sky   We stole the twinkling stars in the black night   We stole the green belt fields that made us believe   We stole everything that we could see      But something came along that changes our minds   I don't know what and I don't know why   But we seemed to grow up in a flash of time   While we watched our ideals helplessly unwind      No, we're no longer as thick as thieves, no   We're not as thick as we used to be, no   We're no longer as thick as thieves, no   We're not as thick as we used to be      No it wasn't enough   And we've gone and spoiled everything   Now we're no longer as thick as thieves