Now the time has elapsed It inevitably has come to pa** That I write for you at last A song, a rhyme Oh, to tell you the truth of it I'm a little confused myself Is it through memory's rose-tinted gla** I have come to ask Or is it a love that was meant to last Through time itself Proving us wrong all along Shouldn't we be holding on It's a silly thing really That you shouldn't believe in Nothing too complicated Endlessly formulated Foolish romantic ideals of love Could there be such a thing How could there be such a thing As beautifully flawed We'll make mistakes and then Life is the art of learning to live with it Through time But you knew it All along You who are wiser than I See it coming See it coming See it coming Every time How did you predict The end of the world When you can't see beyond The end of your nose Would you look at the life I chose Baby it's you I need to tell it to Maybe no other will ever do Through time Shouldn't we be holding on Maybe no other will ever do Maybe no other will ever do Shouldn't we be holding on Maybe no other will ever do Maybe no other will ever do Shouldn't we be holding on Maybe no other will ever do Maybe no other will ever do Shouldn't we be holding on Maybe no other will ever do Maybe no other will ever do Proving us wrong all along Ideals of love Foolish romantic Ideals of love Could there be such a thing How could there be such a thing As beautifully flawed Ideals of love