You and me forever 
We belong together 
And we'll always endeavor 
Through any type of weather 

You want everything to be just like 
The stories that you read, but never write 
You've gotta learn to live and live and learn 
You've gotta learn to give and wait your turn 
Or you'll get burned 

We wrote our names down on the sidewalk 
But the rain came and washed them off 
So we should write them again on wet cement 
So people a long time from now will know what we meant 

You want every morning to be just like 
The stories that you read, but never write 
You've gotta learn to live and live and learn 
You've gotta learn to give and wait your turn 
I'm only concerned 

I'm adding something new to the mixture 
So there's a different hue to your picture 
A different ending to this fairytale 
And no sunset into which we sail 

You want everything to be just like 
The stories that you read, but you can't write 
You've gotta learn to live and live and learn 
You've gotta learn to give and wait your turn 
Or you'll get burned