All the things you think and say
   Float away into space
   Done in thought or done in haste
   They have no place, they leave no trace
  
   All the things you think and do
   Have become a part of you
   All your deeds have come to pass
   Nothing lasts, nothing lasts
  
   Like a river flowing past your windowpane
   Life's never the same
   Like the sun you're born to set
   You'll die in sin
   And be born once again
  
   Now you know, so damn well
   That your life is a heaven and a hell
   And it's very easy to tell
   When you're sick and when you're well
  
   So the secret to this life
   Is so very easy to learn
   If you ever love another
   Never ask for anything in return
  
   Like a river flowing past your windowpane
   Life's never the same
   Like the sun you're born to set
   You'll die in sin
   And be born once again
  
   All the things you think and say
   Float away into space
   Done in thought or done in haste
   They have no place, they leave no trace
  
   All the things you think and do
   Have become a part of you
   All your deeds have come to pass
   Nothing lasts, nothing lasts