Time told me you can't know pleasure without pain Love without heartbreak Perspective for reflection's sake When we were young Forever seemed the longest time To our naïve tongues and the trust in our hope-filled eyes For all my days For all my days Now that I've got your love I won't let it go to waste Time once told me we're scared the most Of those things we can't control or know Oh or understand A folly of our own That we dwell on our mistakes The chances we're too afraid to take They take their toll, but indolence won't save your soul And indifference your choice, you know So marry me In your mother's maiden white And your father's eyes so blue as the southern skies And when I die (when I die) When I'm dead and gone (life goes on) Return to the dust and dirt where I belong I pray my love will linger on I pray my love will linger on For all my days For all my days Now that I've got your love I won't let it go to waste For all of my days For all of my days I pray my love won't go to waste Come time I meet my resting place Hearts like these Love like this The stars aligned in the sky insist Love of mine Stay the night As long as the loving is left in your eyes As for the love in your heart Let it out, let it out As for the love in your heart Let me in