They say when you get a lover, you begin to lose a friend 
That the end of the beginning is the beginning of the end 
They say the moment that you're born is when you start to die 
And the first time that we said hello began our last goodbye
 
We know if summer's coming means that winter's waiting there
And gold would not be precious if we all had gold to spare
You only know how low is low the first time that you fly 
And the first time that we said hello began our last goodbye 

If I could live forever it is certain I would never know another single second so sublime
That moment 'til our meeting when our hands first touched in greeting how I wanted to hold back the hands of time

When they begin the overture they start to end the show
When you said I'll never leave you then I knew that you'd go
The sound of all our laughter is now echoed in a sigh
And the first time that we said hello began our last goodbye

If I could live forever it is certain I could never know another single second so sublime
That moment 'til our meeting when our hands first touched in greeting how I wanted to hold back the hands of time

When they begin the overture they start to end the show
When you said I'll never leave you then I knew that you'd go
The sound of all our laughter is now echoed in a sigh
And the first time that we said hello began our last goodbye
And the first time that we said hello began our last goodbye