The time was as right as ever
The clock upon the wall
Echoed the chimes of a thousand hearts
Each broken, Each would fall
The chimes they rang out loud
With the strife and pain of years
Each broken heart, Each saddened eye
Glistened with broken tears
Those in love were torn apart
Because of this coming of age
Hands lay empty, lives lay shattered
As if played out upon a stage
The stage that now lay lonely
Struggling, desparate to see
Just what was the cause of devastation
Why couldn't they let things be?
Well there're bills to be paid, Families to raise,
Responsibilities will fill your cup
Happiness and youth can not reign
This is the price of growing up.
