Temporary (For Kevin)

Renee made her great getaway

In the spring of '68

And took my best friend Kev away from me

We had been inseparable

An entity unto ourselves

In that way that boys of twelve can be

We used to sleep in his bunk beds

With Beatles posters at our heads

Through good and bad, through thick and thin

He stood by me, I stood by him

I know now I know

It's all so temporary here

I know now I know

It's all so temporary

Kev became a rolling stone

Tossed around from home to home

And I had demons of my own to face

And so we traveled through our teens

Off each other's radar screens

Each with different hopes and dreams to chase

We never spoke an unkind word

Not one goodbye was ever heard

We simply went our separate ways

And left behind those golden days

I know now I know

It's all so temporary here

I know now I know

It's all so temporary

Everything we think we own

Is really merely ours on loan

And every life that touches ours

Is fleeting just like shooting stars

We used to sleep in his bunk beds

With Beatles posters at our heads

Through good and bad through thick and thin

He stood by me. I stood by him

I know now I know

It's all so temporary here

I know now I know

It's all so temporary

I know now I know

It's all so temporary here

I know now I know

It's all so temporary

I know

Kevin, I know

I know

It's all so temporary

I know