Despair, regret and tenderness   Is what I feel for you   I loved you from the very start   What else could I do      You read my mind, you made me cry   Time stood still   And now I know the reasons why   Time stood still      Maybe you're the next best thing to happen   All the things we might have been      A flame becomes a fading light   That burns inside my heart   And like a castle in the sand   It had to fall apart      You made me laugh, you gave me hope   It's over now   Our happiness went up in smoke   It's over now      Maybe you're the next best thing to happen   All the things we might have been   Maybe you're the next best thing to happen   All the things we might have been