I got a, "Dear John", letter in the mail just the other day   I opened it up and there wasn't much left to say   A bus ticket, plane ticket, train ticket   There's about a hundred ways to leave   It ain't her goodbye, it's her gone that's killin' me      'Cause I'm here to tell you   If I learned one thing about love   It ain't the fall that gets you   It's the sudden stop that does      Well, I wasn't gonna take this broken heart laying down   So I jumped up, cranked up and headed for the lights of town   In a bright red, drop dead, tight dress she said, "Honey, come on in"   And head over high heels, here I go again      'Cause I'm here to tell you   If I learned one thing about love   It ain't the fall that gets you   It's the sudden stop that does      Red light, green light, seat belt, real tight   I'm headed straight for the wall   Goin' ninety miles an hour, well, I'm gonna risk it all      'Cause I'm here to tell you   If I learned one thing about love   It ain't the fall that gets you   It's the sudden stop      It ain't the fall at all   It's that sudden stop   It ain't the fall that gets you   It's the sudden stop that does