Nothing is forever
And good things never last
And learning in the future
Is based on lessons from the past
I thought we were gold in the fire
And we could not be burned
Till you lost your desire
And I melted to learn
I thought I could keep you from changing shape
But two people cannot believe
On one man's faith

And your love it was an hourglass
What I thought I'd found
Was too good to last
And your love it was a promise made
But our lock and key
Held a broken chain

And now when I see you
I don't understand
And all I needed from you then
Has now become all the time on my hands

It was torture to see it comin'
As we reached the end of days
The sands of time were fallin'
From a premature heart decay
And as I stood in falsehood
In our final hour
I prayed for the roots of a redwood
But you withered like a flower
And when you finally spoke
The words that broke my heart
I couldn't blame you too much
Cause I knew from the start

And your love it was an hourglass
What I thought I'd found
Was too good to last
And your love it was a promise made
But our lock and key
Held a broken chain

And now when I see you
I don't understand
And all I needed from you then
Has now become all the time on my hands

And your love it was an hourglass
What I thought I'd found
Was too good to last

And your love it was an hourglass
What I thought I'd found
Was too good to last
And your love it was a promise made
But our lock and key
Held a broken chain