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 night she acts as if she don t know says its alright but he knows she don t believe him on and on on and on cause nothing lasts forever and nothing lasts forever everything dies eventually cover your eyes if you don t want to see this isn t how she thort that her life should be when they first met back in 63 and a future together was 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 ill always be by your side and that s when she cried on and on on and on cause nothing lasts forever and nothing lasts forever everything dies eventually cover your eyes if you don t want to see so he takes off his tie and he tells another lie she only believed it for a minute and she dosen t ask why she doesn t want to pry she only believes 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 night she acts as if she don t know says its alright but he knows she don t believe him but she s sick of arguing on and on on and on cause nothing lasts forever and nothing lasts forever everything dies eventually cover your eyes if you don t want to see she s been waking around with her heart dragging on the ground she don t need to frown