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 all right
But he knows she don't believe him
On and on
On and on
'Cause nothing lasts forever
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Everything dies, eventually
Close your eyes, you don't wanna see
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Everything dies, eventually
Close your eyes, you don't wanna see
Yeah nothing lasts forever
(Yeah nothing lasts forever)
This isn't how she thought that her life would be
When they first met back in sixty-three
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 all right
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
'Cause nothing lasts forever
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Everything dies, eventually
Close your eyes, you don't wanna see
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Everything dies, eventually
Close your eyes, you don't wanna see
Yeah nothing lasts forever
(Yeah nothing lasts forever)
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 wanna cry
She only believed it for a minute
He's walking out of 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 all right
But he knows she don't believe him
But she's sick of arguing
On and on
On and on
And nothing lasts forever
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Everything dies, eventually
Close your eyes, you don't wanna see
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Yeah nothing lasts forever
Everything dies, eventually
Close your eyes, you don't wanna see
Yeah nothing lasts forever
(Yeah nothing lasts forever)
Forever
And nothing lasts forever
Forever
Forever