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How could I forget, how you said as we parted ways:
"You'll understand someday".
I've learnt a lot since then
I've learnt that you're all the same
You're there for a day, a month, a year
And then just like that, you're gone
And each time, like a fool, I'll stand right here
I stand and I sing you a song

I stand, and I sing
And I hope, and I try
Not to imagine a day when I'm thirty and jaded and trying not to cry
I stand, and I sing
And it's only for you
And I never learn, no matter what you do
No I never learn, I simply start anew

How could I forget, how I watched as you turned away
Into the breaking day?
I've learnt how to keep a smile
Frozen upon my face
I've learnt how to keep my secrets locked
In some cold place within
I've learnt how to stand and face you all
I've learnt how to stand there and sing

I stand, and I sing
And I hope, and I try
Not to imagine a day when I'm forty and faded and dying inside
I stand, and I sing
And it's only for you
And I never learn, no matter what you do
No I never learn, I simply start anew

A new day, with a new man whose charms can make me smile
At least 'til he's leaving
Anyway, what does it matter if he goes? –
I am still breathing
I am still hoping
I am still singing

Yes I stand, and I sing
And I hope, and I try
Try to imagine a day when there's someone who won't have to say goodbye
I stand, and I sing
And perhaps if I do it for me
Then I won't be jaded and faded and crying
Then finally
I'll be free

Description
How could I forget, how you said as we parted ways:
"You'll understand someday".
I've learnt a lot since then
I've learnt that you're all the same
You're there for a day, a month, a year
And then just like that, you're gone
And each time, like a fool, I'll stand right here
I stand and I sing you a song

I stand, and I sing
And I hope, and I try
Not to imagine a day when I'm thirty and jaded and trying not to cry
I stand, and I sing
And it's only for you
And I never learn, no matter what you do
No I never learn, I simply start anew

How could I forget, how I watched as you turned away
Into the breaking day?
I've learnt how to keep a smile
Frozen upon my face
I've learnt how to keep my secrets locked
In some cold place within
I've learnt how to stand and face you all
I've learnt how to stand there and sing

I stand, and I sing
And I hope, and I try
Not to imagine a day when I'm forty and faded and dying inside
I stand, and I sing
And it's only for you
And I never learn, no matter what you do
No I never learn, I simply start anew

A new day, with a new man whose charms can make me smile
At least 'til he's leaving
Anyway, what does it matter if he goes? –
I am still breathing
I am still hoping
I am still singing

Yes I stand, and I sing
And I hope, and I try
Try to imagine a day when there's someone who won't have to say goodbye
I stand, and I sing
And perhaps if I do it for me
Then I won't be jaded and faded and crying
Then finally
I'll be free