Alan Menken - How Does A Moment Last Forever* lyrics

[Verse 1] How does a moment last forever? How can a story never die? It is love we must hold onto Never easy, but we try Sometimes our happiness is captured Somehow, our time and place stand still Love lives on inside our hearts and always will [Chorus] Minutes turn to hours, days to years and gone Thus, when all else has been forgotten Still our song lives on [Verse 2] How does a moment last forever? How does our happiness endure? Through the darkest of our troubles Love is beauty, love is pure Love pays no mind to desolation It flows like a river through the soul Protects, covers, and perseveres And makes us whole [Chorus] Minutes turn to hours, days to years and gone But when all else has been forgotten Still our song lives on That's how a moment lasts forever: When our song lives on