Nothing Lasts Lyrics

By: Steve Miller 
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