Despair, regret, and tenderness
Is what I feel for you
I loved you from 
the very start
What else could I do

You read my mind, you made me 
cry
Time stood still
And now I know the reasons why
Time stood 
still

Chorus :
Maybe you're the next best thing to happen
All the 
things we might have been

A flame becomes a fading light
That burns 
inside my heart
And like a castle in the sand
It had to fall 
apart

You made me laugh, you gave me hope
It's over now
Our 
happiness went up in smoke
It's over now

[Chorus] x 2