How many of you people out there

Been hurt in some kind of love affair?

And how many times did you swear

That you'd never love again?

How many lonely, sleepless nights?

How many lies, how many fights?

And why would you want to

Put yourself through all of that again?



"Love is pain," I hear you say

Love has a cruel and bitter way of

Paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain

How could it be that what you need the most

Can leave you feeling just like a ghost?

You never want to feel so sad and lost again



One day you could be looking

Through an old book in rainy weather

You see a picture of her smiling at you

When you were still together

Or you could be walking down the street

And who should you chance to meet

But that same old smile you've been thinking of all day?



Why don't we turn the clock to zero, honey

I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money

We're starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock all the way back

I wonder if she'll take me back

I'm thinking in a brand new way



Turn the clock to zero, sister

You'll never know how much I missed her

I'm starting up a brand new day

Turn the clock to zero, boss

The river's wide, we'll swim across

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