There's always one left unprotected It won't be long And I'll be on my feet Though I know I won't be going with you A part of you will always be a part of me When love is done It seems the fashion You want to run and put it all to rest But you brought such meaning into my life I'd be losing half of me if I'd forget They say that time washes away The memory I'm clinging to today I'm going to hold on 'til my final day Time won't wash away I wish you well Go find your treasure I'll never tell the secrets we outgrew It would never give me peace or pleasure If anything should hurt Someone I loved as much as you They say that time washes away The memory I'm clinging to today I'm going to hold on 'til my final day Time won't wash away Time remember where it began Both of us so confident and sure Time, though you have shifted the sands Our history That part of me Those pieces will endure And time won't wash away The memory I'm clinging to today I'm going to hold Oh, 'til my dyin' day Time won't wash away