Mother, tell me, I long to hear the stories Just like long ago All these memories Start to fade before me I cannot let them go No, I can't let them go From the cradle to the grave It's a fear I can't escape Where would be my hiding place When you're gone? Father, stay here, Don't leave me like the other No, I need you so All you gave me Father, how you loved me Treated like your own Don't ever let me go From the cradle to the grave It's a fear I can't escape Where would be my hiding place When you're gone? There's no way to deny The brevity of life As time keeps marching on All we have is lost As time keeps marching on All we have is lost Nothing lasts forever Nothing stays the same From the cradle to the grave It's a fear I can't escape Where would be my hiding place When you're gone? From the cradle to the grave It's a fear I can't escape Where would be my hiding place When you're gone? How am I to carry on? How am I to carry on? As time keeps marching on How am I to carry on? All we have is lost Nothing lasts forever Nothing ever stays the same