The minutes are slipping away as we say our last goodbye   Bid the world a fond farewell   We'll share in a final embracement   When the lights begin to fade it's a tale they had to tell      I'm wiping the tears from your face   Though I can't control myself   God have mercy on us all   The chapter has ended a story   That only just begun   First the rise and then the fall      But don't let it end this way   Before you can go   There's something that I must say   Don't let it end this way, it's too late to cry   When winter has come to stay      I once had a book in my hand   That I didn't understand   Now I witness every page   So won't you come closer my love   Now our time has nearly come   Take a bow and leave the stage      But don't let it end this way   Before you can go   There's something that I must say   Don't let it end this way, it's too late to cry   When winter has come to stay      Now it's time to close your eyes      But don't let it end this way   Before you can go   There's something that I must say   Don't let it end this way, it's too late to cry   When winter has come to stay      It's too late now, it's too late now   The minutes are slipping away   As we say our last goodbye   Say my last goodbye, say goodbye   Say my last goodbye, our last goodbye