[Verse]

He's waiting down at the corner under the streetlight
He's only following orders 'til midnight
And then he'll sneak back home to his wife,
And his everyday life
He says he's been at the pub with the boys all the night,
She acts as if she don't know, says, "it's alright"
But he knows she don't believe him

On and on, on and on

[Chorus]

Cause nothing lasts forever,
And nothing lasts forever
Everything dies eventually,
Cover your eyes if you don't want to see x2
And nothing last forever, and nothing lasts forever

[Verse]

This isn't how she thought that her life should be
When they first met back in '63,
And a future together was all she could see, all she could see
He said if you stick with me,
Then you know we'll be alright
A family for the rest of our lives,
And I'll always be by your side
And that's when she cried

On and on, on and on

[Chorus]

Cause nothing lasts forever,
And nothing lasts forever
Everything dies eventually,
Cover your eyes if you don't want to see x2
And nothing lasts forever, and nothing lasts forever

[Bridge]

So he takes off his tie and he tells another lie,
She only believed it for a minute
And she doesn't ask why,
She doesn't want to pry
She only believed it for a minute
He's walking out the door and into a new life,
He's already got plans with his new wife,
And a house in a new neighborhood
He says he's been at the pub with the boys all the night,
She acts as if she don't know,
Says it's alright
But he knows she don't believe him,
But she's sick of arguing

On and on, on and on

[Chorus]

And nothing lasts forever,
And nothing lasts forever
Everything dies eventually
Cover your eyes if you don't want to see x2
And nothing lasts forever, and nothing lasts forever

[Outro]

She's been waking around,
With her heart dragging on the ground
She don't need to frown x2