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
'Til 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 your 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
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It was torture to see it coming as we reached the end of days
The sands of time were falling 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 your 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