Before I reach the sky above I'll stretch my hands forever young Catching the rain In the middle of a summer storm There's a fire on 41 Sirens fading to a hum The only escape Takes me right back where I started from Oh, life won't be here long But heaven knows I've had it all 'Cause I was yours for a while I was yours for a while If I could let my demons go If time could mend a broken soul Maybe one day I could bring love to a world so cold Oh, life won't be here long And heaven knows what I'll become But I was yours for a while I was yours for a while

Long time since I've seen your smile But when I close my eyes I remember You were no more than a child But then so was I Young and tender Time carries on I guess it always will But deep inside my heart Time stands still Stay for awhile Well, it's good to see your smile And I love your company Stay for awhile And remember the days gone by For a moment it can seem Just the way it used to be Snowfalls, phone calls, broken hearts Clear summer days Warm and lazy Long walks, long talks, after dark We vowed we'd never forget Now it's hazy Time takes its toll And time alters our view It would be nice to Spend some time with you Oh, stay for awhile Well, it's good to see your smile And I love your company (Oohhh) stay for awhile And remember the days gone by For a moment it can seem Just the way it used to be Stay... (Please stay) Stay, stay, stay... One, two, one, two Stay for awhile Well, it's good to see your smile And I love your company (Oohhh) stay for awhile And remember the days gone by Just the way it used to be Stay for awhile Oh, it's good to see your smile And I love your company Won't you stay with me for awhile And remember the days gone by For a moment it can seem Just the way it used to be (The way it used to be. be... The way it used to be, ooohhhh, aahhhhooooh Now, now, now, now... hoohhh...)

Once upon a time, a child heard a line That moved him The child never grew, the line it came true And all around, Inside dreams it stays, Dormant through these days, That follow, Reminded only by the saddest lullaby, That was whispered, You've got to lie down for a while, This will pass it's only mild, You've got to ease your mind, For a while. I know I'll never be, able to be free, From these memories, Of loving life the same, Embrace it everyday, That it comes to you, You've got to lie down for a while, This will pass it's only mild, You've got to ease your mind, You've got to ease your mind for a while, Lie down for a while, This will pass it's only mild, You've got to ease your mind for a while Only for a while Only for a while Only for a while

Hot sun, dancin' on the river We'd sit on the bank and watch the world roll by Our feet in the water, she'd press her lips to mine We were so long on love but short on time She could be a honeymoon sweet and a little wild And she was mine, for a little while (Chorus) And I laugh everytime I start to think about us We sent that summer out in the style She's gone but she left with a smile 'Cause she was mine for a little while We'd take a ride and head on down next to Airport Road Put the seats back and watch the planes leave town She always said nobody's strong enough to tie her down Oh... But I wasn't lookin' for that anyhow I knew she'd leave but I didn't know when It matters to me now, but it didn't back then (Chorus) And I laugh everytime I start to think about us We sent that summer out in the style She's gone but she left with a smile 'Cause she was mine for a little while (Bridge) I keep seeing pictures now of me and her And those summer nights My mind fills with her, oh but it's all right And I laugh everytime I start to think about us We sent that summer out in the style She's gone but she left me with a smile 'Cause she was mine Yes, she was mine For a little while