how can we be sure of what we want

when we know how time can change us

how can we pretend to be so close

when in our hearts we know we’re strangers 

 

I tried to stay the course

I tried to keep the trust

it’s all come down to force of habit now

 

but if we knew how hard it was

before we tried to start it off

would we ever fall in love again

 

and if we knew the pain we’d feel

before we even spun the wheel

maybe we’d just leave it in the wind

leave it in the wind

 

how can we be held to what we say

in this whirl of circumstances

life will come and blow your words away

faster than a gambler’s chances

 

I tried to change my ways

I tried to keep the faith

we’re nothing more than slaves to habit now

 

cos if we’d known what time could do

and if we’d had a chance to choose

to work out what we’d lose and what we’d gain

 

and if we’d known how it would be

before we fixed this destiny

maybe we’d just leave it in the wind

leave it in the wind