FOREVER AND AFTER

Paul Simon (as Jerry Landis)


How long am I going to miss you
How many cigarettes will I have to burn
When can I make my lonely heart realize
That you will never return

How long will I hear your warm laughter
I'm afraid forever and after
How many times do I hurry home to you
To find you gone, to find you gone

This time I held you near me
I hear you say you love me 
More than the day before
You'd smile when you would see me
Please take your kisses to me
And go on wanting more

Though things sometimes went wrong, 
It never, never lasted for long
It wasn't worth the care
For then we had each other's love
We had so much, so much to share
So much to share


(Transcribed by Monique Adriaansen - November 2005)