The Dime I Throw

Once upon a time there was a love The kind complete with blessings from above But every happy ending seems to take a turn or two Who'd have thought they'd name a dead end street after you Now I find myself in Central Park And I'm not too worried though it's after dark Someone kicks a rubbie who is holding down the ground And the dime I throw just barely makes a sound And I know I should forget you 'cause I'm only wasting time And I'd like to try without you But you're heavy on my mind Don't you know that life is only What you make it out to be But the only light I see is in your eyes And I'm not prepared to make the sacrifice *So I got my head together Tell me why then did you take me for a ride When all I really wanted was to make you smile Whatever happened to my yesterdays They're in last week's paper flapping in the breeze Gather 'round; the first acts playing a life we'd like to find And the dime I throw gets lost between the lines Is it really only time that stops the rain Can you prescribe some for the pain And will you squeeze a rainbow through to shine on me And I know I should forget you 'cause I'm only wasting time And I'd like to try without you But you're heavy on my mind Don't you know that life is only What you make it out to be But the only light I see is in your eyes And I'm not prepared to make the sacrifice *So I got my head together Tell me why then did you take me for a ride When all I really wanted was to make you smile The only light I see is in your eyes And I'm not prepared to make the sacrifice *So I got my head together Just in time to watch the picture fade to black