Yeah, yeah Why do we build this castle of sand When we know very well baby, it will never stand? I tried to cope, I really hoped that you would see You were the only girl for me baby I tried to mend, but you condemned my love affair You destroyed it beyond repair You absorb the talk of a friend, baby She says project the harder stalk and never bend And be free from me and the things I do But can't you see she's trying to take me from you? Why do we build this castle of sand When we know very well baby, it will never stand? The mental strain in my brain Too great a price to pay For the way you make me feel in bed, baby And all our plans, these grains of sand The waves washed away Oh, the book that I misread You don't equate sex with love But isn't the love we make worthy of More than wishful thoughts and plastic smiles And ecstasy that only last for a while? Why, why do we build this castle of sand When we know very well baby, it will never stand? Why, why do we build this castle of sand When we know very well baby, it will never stand? Oh Castle of sand