When the Laughter Is Over

We were walking hand in hand Walking barefoot in the sand And this empty-headed would all seem so far away We thought time was on our side As we raced against the tide And summer was an endless game the two of us could play But when all the laughter is over I'll be the fool you left behind When all we had was a moment lost in the echoes of my mind Was it ever meant to last? Why did summer go so fast And all those childish games we used to play belonged to yesterday Dreams that slipped tight through our hands Fade like footprints in the sand And the castles that we made have all been washed away But when all the laughter is over I'll be the fool you left behind And all we had was a moment lost in the echoes of my mind