You wore a promise like a diamond ring
You made the winter feel like early spring
I built a castle on a grain of sand
Believing I was your eternal man
But time is cruel and time will always show
The hardest lesson that I had to know
Forever is a word you like to use
When you have absolutely naught to lose
It was the illusion of forever, a trick of the light
A temporary shelter in the lonely night
You sold me a ticket to a fantasy
But now I'm facing the reality
Oh, the illusion of forever, a beautiful lie
A shooting star across the midnight sky
I fell for the magic of your sweet deceit
Now I'm just a beggar on a lonely street
The fairy tale is coming to an end
You're acting like you're just a casual friend
The magic potion lost its golden glow
And now it's time for me to finally go
But time is cruel and time will always show
The hardest lesson that I had to know
Forever is a word you like to use
When you have absolutely naught to lose
It was the illusion of forever, a trick of the light
A temporary shelter in the lonely night
You sold me a ticket to a fantasy
But now I'm facing the reality
Oh, the illusion of forever, a beautiful lie
A shooting star across the midnight sky
I fell for the magic of your sweet deceit
Now I'm just a beggar on a lonely street
Beautiful lie
Illusion of forever