Out beyond the trees there is a place
The outline of the buildings can't erase
Where I will go to rest my bones someday

And think of all the things I can't explain

And so it goes
So it goes

I read about the Earth's tectonic plates
That cause the ground beneath us all to shake
Leaving damage and destruction in its wake
Much like a lover's heart that's set to break

And so it goes
These things we'll never know
I see you in my dreams
I smell you in my clothes
And when I'm old
And the end is growing near
I know that when it's time for me to go
I'll have no fear

Remembering the times I spent with you
The springtime of our love when all was new
Before the winter winds came in and turned it cold
But it's better to have loved and lost, I'm told

And so it goes
These things we'll never know
I see you in my dreams
I smell you in my clothes
And when I'm old
And the end is growing near
I know that when it's time for me to go
I'll have no fear

And so it goes
These things we'll never know
I see you in my dreams
I smell you in my clothes
And when I'm old
And the end is growing near
I know that when it's time for me to go
I'll have no fear