it's such a shame we'll never be   like we were when seventeen   but we still have memories   for always      remember on that windy night   wandering with squinted eyes   up some trails without a guide   for always      eventually we reached the top   leaned against a massive rock   promised we would never stop   for always      how were we to know what the distant future holds?   how could we expect the events that happen   next?   like all who came before   we're just a metaphor   of yesterday's sunset   that I wouldn't dare regret      you know that pick around your neck   everyday I used to check   if you wore it and you did   for always      at least you did til near the end   said it fell behind your desk   knew that we were over then   for always      you see it wasn't just a pick   it was something I couldn't   show to you and never did   for always      we were so naive to expect that we would be   exceptions to the rules that were made in Cupid's school   will we meet again?   will we make amends?   i guess it's up to fate   the same one that took you away      then there's every Friday night   you would take us for ride   only you and I collide   for always      we would watch a silver screen   while affection intervenes   every exposition scene   for always      though the movie's over with   Borders isn't closed quite yet   books are waiting to be read   for always      every memory will become a melody   a tragedy unfolds and some wisdom then is born   if you are in love   and you're also young   you'll find out just like me   just as love arrives, it leaves