This rose you give me, br so fragrant and soft br This offering br will it last for long? br I've learned in life br of things that fade br with space and time. br Be it gifts of love br or blessed people in our lives. br I've learned in life br that nothing lasts forever. br I've seen days of sorrow, br and days of joy br I've wept at funerals br laughed at weddings, br It's a journey; this life br a heart's journey through br tunnels of emotions unstable br claiming you as they wish br Succumb and do not grieve br nothing lasts forever.