It's best to leave before it's over But I hate to be the first to drive away I see the end and try to hold on But things tend to slip away Still I try to stay Don't say it's over, yeah You said things had to change Don't say it's over, yeah It's days like these that make it harder To believe the best is still to come And how could it be that we're ahead It's better than anywhere we're coming from But I don't believe what I say Still I try to stay Don't say it's over, yeah You said things had to change Don't say it's over, yeah Nothing ever stays oh Don't say it's over, yeah You said things had to change Don't say it's over, yeah Nothing ever stays the same (Don't say it's over yeah) And if this doesn't last forever I won't feel afloat For holding something in my hands that was really true And all the tears that I've cried was enough to prove That it's worth it And if this doesn't last forever I won't feel afloat For holding something in my hands that was really true And all the tears that I've cried was enough to prove That it's worth it Yeah it's worth it So don't say it's over, yeah Yeah it's sad things had to change Don't say it's over, yeah Nothing ever stays so Don't say it's over, yeah It's sad things had to change Don't say it's over, yeah Nothing ever stays the same The same (Don't say it's over, yeah)