Time was once just a clock to me   And life was just a book a biography   Success was something you just had to be   And I would spend myself unknowingly      And you know that I could have me a million more friends   And all I'd have to lose is my point of view      But I had no idea what a good time would cost   Till last night when I sat and talked with you      An apple will spoil if it's been abused   A candle disappears when it's been used   A rainbow may follow up a hurricane   And I can't leave forever on a train      And you know that I'd survive if I never spoke again   And all I'd have to lose is my vanity      But I had no idea what a good time would cost   Till last night when you sat and talked with me      You can smile for the lack of something else to do   And no one will laugh and point at you   If your tears didn't always make me feel so bad   Would you still cry every time that you felt sad?      Well, I thought I'd heard and seen enough to get along   Till you said something neither of us knew      And I had no idea what a good time would cost   Till last night when I sat and talked with you