the bridges have been burned again from heart to heart and friend to friend from dust to dust and back again and now i am alone again the bridges have been burned again from heart to heart and friend to friend the gloves are off let s not pretend the sky s gonna fall i ve been here before the time has come the scene is set the curtain s down the crowd is left i m shutting down what power is left i know what s in store i ve been here before but i don t wanna wait a lifetime i m not gonna trust time cause my desperate heart is all on its side no i don t wanna waste a lifetime keeping it all inside it will come when i least expect it so i m giving up i m giving up on love i m giving up i m giving up on love i m staring out across the sea expanding out before me i see what lies what lies beneath when love comes to call i ll give it my all til then i ll twist and turn the key unlock my heart away from me i m giving up for all to see my back s on the wall don t dance anymore but i don t wanna wait a lifetime i m not gonna trust time cause my desperate heart is all on its side no i don t wanna waste a lifetime keeping it all inside it will come when i least expect it so i m giving up i m giving up on love i m giving up i m giving up on love i m giving up i m giving up on love i m giving up i m giving up on love hide your head in the sand until it s safe to come out again i m giving up i m giving up on love i m giving up i m giving up on love i m giving up i m giving up on love i m giving up i m giving up on love the bridges have been burned again from heart to heart and friend to friend from dust to dust and back again and now i am alone again