Why Say Forever

Why Say Forever

Maybe it’s only in old wedding photos, baby

That a couple stays forever locked

Safely in each other’s truly promised hearts

Maybe it’s only in those real old movies

That the planets line up with the moon

And shooting star counters catch their counterparts

So why say "everlasting"

Baby why talk about eternity

Baby why say "forever"

There is no question in my mind we love each other

At this junction of our separate lives

But I’ve had some lessons in short-term true love’s cost

I’ve seen a lot of coupled hearts get thrown against reality

Like crimson dice against a wall

And only shattered snake eyes ever did get rolled

And there was so much more than innocence -- that got lost

So why say "everlasting"

Baby why do you talk about eternity

Baby why say "forever"

I knew a hypnotized man who gave up smoking

Purely by the power of suggestion

And I must confess the power of your love sometimes suggests

That you are the secret answer

To why say "everlasting"

To why talk about eternity

To why say "forever"