All the things you think and say
Float away into space
Done in thought or done in haste

They have no place, they leave no trace

All the things you think and do

Have become a part of you
All your deeds have come to pass
Nothing lasts, nothing lasts


Like a river flowing past your windowpane
Life's never the same

Like the sun you're born to set
You'll die in sin
And be born once again


Now you know, so damn well
That your life is a heaven and a hell

And it's very easy to tell
When you're sick and when you're well


So the secret to this life
Is so very easy to learn
If you ever love another

Never ask for anything in return

Like a river flowing past your windowpane

Life's never the same
Like the sun you're born to set
You'll die in sin

And be born once again

All the things you think and say

Float away into space
Done in thought or done in haste
They have no place, they leave no trace


All the things you think and do
Have become a part of you

All your deeds have come to pass
Nothing lasts, nothing lasts