Intro: Am G x2 Am G Life... a number and a name Am G Don't know what to think, don't know what to say Am G Life... like the actor and the play Am G When the curtain rises, you must take to the stage Em D C C2 You wanna stand on the moon Em D C C2 You want it all too soon Em D C C2 You must give it all away Em D C It's the price that you must pay Am G Love... sometimes easy, sometimes strange Am G Like the pictures that you paint, sometimes clear and sometimes grey Am G Well love is like a book, with your writing on the page Am G But the words that you write, are not the words you wanna say Em D C C2 You wanna stand on the moon Em D C C2 You want it all too soon Em D C C2 You must give it all away Em D C It's the price that you must pay Am G Time... time just drifts away Am G Like the ending of the line Like the parting of the way Am G Well time, time will never wait Am G Like the thoughts all in my head Can't be made to stay Em D C C2 You wanna stand on the moon Em D C C2 You want it all too soon Em D C C2 You must give it all away Em D C It's the price that you must pay