Caught in the middle, Carol, we're middle-class, we're middle-aged We were wild in the old days, the birth of rock'n'roll days Now your kids are coming up straight, and my child's a stranger I bought her, but I could not raise her Nothing lasts for long, nothing lasts for long, nothing lasts for long Down at the Chinese cafe, we'd be dreaming on our tights We'd be praying for my love, my darling One more time Uranium money, it's booming in the old hometown now It's putting up sleek concrete, tearing the old landmarks down now Paving over brave little parts, ripping off Indian land again How long, how long, short-sighted businessmen Nothing lasts for long, nothing lasts for long, nothing lasts for long Down at the Chinese cafe, we'd be dreaming on our tights We'd be praying, give me your love, so sweetly One more time One more time Christmas is sparkling out on Carol's lawn This girl of my childhood games, with kids nearly grown and gone Grown so fast, like the turn of a page Look like our mothers did now, when we were those kids' age Nothing lasts for long, nothing lasts for long, nothing lasts for long Down at the Chinese cafe, we'd be dreaming on our tights We'd be praying, oh my love, my darling I'd long and good for your touch, a long lonely time Time goes by so slowly, time can do so much Are you still mine? I need your love, I need your love Godspeed, your love to me Where does the time go? Where does the time go? Where does the time go? Where does the time go?