I AM HERE TO TELL YOU WE
CAN NEVER MEET AGAIN
SIMPLE REALLY ISN'T IT
A WORD OR TWO AND THEN
A LIFETIME OF NOT
KNOWING WHERE
OR HOW OR WHY
OR WHEN
YOU THINK OF ME
OR SPEAK OF
ME OR WONDER WHAT
BEFELL
THE SOMEONE YOU
ONCE LOVED
SO LONG AGO SO WELL
NEVER WONDER WHAT I'LL FEEL
AS LIVING SHUFFLES BY
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK ME
AND I NEED NOT REPLY
EVERY MOMENT OF MY LIFE
FROM NOW UNTIL I DIE
I WILL THINK OR DREAM OF YOU
AND FAIL TO UNDERSTAND
HOW A PERFECT
LOVE CAN BE
CONFOUNDED OUT
OF HAND
IS IT WRITTEN IN
THE STARS
ARE WE PAYING FOR
SOME CRIME
IS THAT ALL THAT WE
ARE GOOD FOR
JUST A STRETCH OF
MORTAL TIME
IS THIS GOD'S
EXPERIMENT
IN WHICH WE HAVE
NO SAY
IN WHICH WE'RE GIVEN
PARADISE
BUT ONLY FOR A DAY
NOTHING CAN BE
ALTERED OH
THERE IS NOTHING
TO DECIDE
NO ESCAPE NO CHANGE
OF HEART
NOR ANY PLACE TO HIDE
YOU ARE ALL I'LL
EVER WANT
BUT THIS I AM DENYIN'
SOMETIMES IN
MY DARKEST
THOUGHTS I WISH
I NEVER LEARNED
WHAT IT IS TO BE
IN LOVE AND
HAVE THAT LOVE
RETURNED
IS IT WRITTEN IN
THE STARS
ARE WE PAYING FOR
SOME CRIME
IS THAT ALL THAT WE
ARE GOOD FOR
JUST A STRETCH OF
MORTAL TIME
IS THIS GOD'S
EXPERIMENT
IN WHICH WE HAVE
NO SAY
IN WHICH WE'RE GIVEN
PARADISE IF ONLY
FOR A DAY
ARE WE PAYING FOR
SOME CRIME
IS THAT ALL THAT WE
ARE GOOD FOR
JUST A STRETCH OF
MORTAL TIME
IS THIS GOD'S
EXPERIMENT
IN WHICH WE HAVE
NO SAY
IN WHICH WE'RE GIVEN
PARADISE IF ONLY
FOR A DAY