When he looks in her eyes

He sees only the truth

Telling him he's been living a lie

Over and over like a line in a song

About all the love he let pass him by.



To her he might be the man of her dreams

To find where she's been hiding inside

Broken or battered, it really don't matter

Her heart's like a wave and he's the tide.



They're not forever, they're just for today

One part be my lover, one part go away.



He's like a boxer who had to retire

After winning but killing a man

He's got all of the moves and none of the courage

Afraid to throw a punch that might land



Not too much later she can't meet his glance

You see her start pulling away

Over and over like fire and ice

One is color, one is grey.



They're not forever, they're just for today

One part be my lover, one part go away.



So if you know how

Why don't you say 'em a prayer

They're gonna need all the help they can get

They remember too much about what went wrong

It might be they should learn to forget.



Forget themselves in each other

And leave what belongs in the past

Carry their hearts like a newborn child

Cause it's only the moment that lasts.



They're not forever, they're just for today

One part be my lover, one part go away.