When we grow old 
And love grows cold 
And time runs down 
Like a river 
That calls us home 

The eyes grow dim 
The light grown thin 
And time will 
End here forever 
Long time gone 

Then time and the river 
Must stop in their tracks 
Or roll on forever 
There's no turning back 
I've waiting too long 
To be left here like this 
Long time gone 

Then weep no more 
The heart is pure 
These hands are sure 
Like a river 
That clings to shore 

The love we learn 
The love we burn 
A love that burns 
In the darkness 
Will weep no more 
Dreams die young