You know the summer's gone   When the wind hits your face   And you feel you don't belong   In such a god-forsaken place   You try to beat the cold   But the world won't be controlled       And the time rushes on   And the future's yesterday   Though you'll never see twenty-three again   The truth is cruel but plain   It's a world you can't contain       And the sky's matt black tonight   But the day will paint it blue   And the sun will scale the heights   But it won't shine down on you   And if I could stop the world I would   Or if I could freeze the time where it stood   But there's nothing I can do to stay with you         When all you've held high   Is lowered like a flag   You can't salute and every dream you've had is gone   It's a world that's moving on       When the signs are clear to see   Will you look the other way   Will it bring you to your knees   Will you feel the need to pray?   Whatever you believe in   It's a world you'll be leaving