Forever Ain't a Long Time

We would be forever pretty
We would shine forever bright
We would be forever going
Where the going would be light
We would be forever singing
And our songs would always rhyme
Now I know forever
It just ain't so long a time

We would be forever lovers
We would love forever wild
We would gaze into the future
With the memory of a child
We would be forever righteous
Soul mates in our prime
But now I know forever
It just ain't so long a time

We would be forever young bloods
Live off the fat of the land
The same force that drives the flowers
In this perfect finished plan
And with the marble of karachi
And holland's briny clay
We would build a solid fortress
And a tender home to stay
Where we'd live from day to day

We would be forever singing
And our songs would always rhyme
But now I know forever
It just ain't so long a time