Once he thought it was forever   But it's always never now      It was the best decision he ever made   Now he's living with the consequences   He was still a bit green   Like a sheep in a ballroom   She had the devil in her   He couldn't stop himself experimenting in secret   Fire was a constant theme      Now he's glad that it's over   And the horrible feeling's gone away   Nothing prepares you   He said "I'd do it all again   Just to be where I am"      Once he thought it was forever   But it's always never now   Once he thought it was forever   But it's always never now      And it seems so long ago now   When he didn't have that peace in himself   Two overlapping circles   But you can't find the center in somebody else      And the hardest of hearts   Couldn't fail to weep   Now he's on his way   Throw him a line as he walks to his sleep   Now he's on his way      Like the scales on a fish   They flash and flicker in the sea   But they're dull in the heat of the sun      When his back was to the wall   In a dirty bar in London   He didn't care about the Beatles   She would be angry & frightened   He would be hopeless & guilty   They had to discover that country for themselves   He went through life always   Looking to turn it around   The only way he can work it   Is from the inside   Making things happen from within   Once he thought it was forever   But it's always never now