Once was a woman and once was a man   Who'd never been lovers, just good friends   Both of them happy with rings on their hands   But they'd dreamed of each other, romance      So picture two people alone in a room   Together for the very first time   Candles are burning, holding each other      And picture two people whose dreams have come true   They must be goin' out of their minds   If for only a moment seems like forever      Finishing touches   The canvas set to dry   Each color tells its story   Of where and when and why   Finishing touches      Now no one can know what a love is to life   Till they have to choose one, lose one   And no one can know what a heartache is like   Till they have to break one, take one      Finishing touches   The canvas set to dry   Each color tells its story   Of where and when and why   Finishing touches      Now, there is a woman and there is a man   Who used to be good friends, now they're just lovers   Their dreams of forever must come to an end   And stop all this madness, somehow recover      So picture two people alone in a room   Who finally have made up their minds   Oh, how the tears flow, both know      And picture them holdin' each other real tight   Knowing it's the very last time   They gotta let go, let go      Finishing touches   The canvas set to dry   Each color tells its story   Of where and when and why   Finishing touches      The canvas set to dry   Each color tells its story   Of where and when and why   Finishing touches