You stayed until the street lights went out We talked until the dawn Until every shadow of a doubt was gone All the things that we were not At the top of the hill We looked out over the parking lot And the whole world was still Sometimes it doesn't last a lifetime Sometimes forever's not that long Sometimes the past is where the past Belongs You called to tell me you were fine We talked for hours on the phone You were working nine-five You were better on your own All the promises we made Things we etched into the stone Slowly drifting away With the dial tone Sometimes it doesn't last a lifetime Sometimes forever's not that long Sometimes the past is where the past Belongs