Whoa tell me, tell me That the goodness will last All of those hard times will soon come to pass Life's so sweet but goes by so fast And yes, the past is the past Settling down seems like the right thing to do But when and with whom? Another day's through It takes patience, luck and good timing too And then the next thing they knew There was only two Whoa tell me, tell me That the goodness will last All of those hard times will soon come to pass Life's so sweet but goes by so fast And yes, the past is the past Suddenly somehow there's a new take on life The obstacle's nice but they start to think twice Out the back, footsteps ring in the night Then they're coming home something just don't feel right Whoa tell me, tell me That the goodness will last All of those hard times will soon come to pass Life's so sweet but goes by so fast And yes, the past is the past.