[Verse 1]
Never knew that I needed you until you just arrived
And I found a lifeline in those big brown eyes
When you found something you liked, well, you gave it to me
Then you gazed out the window of my passenger seat
But nothing lasts forever, I wish it did

[Chorus]
I'd wait forever in this waiting room
Because I know I can't leave here without you
I'd stay forever in this waiting room
But I know you can't be here anymore

[Verse 2]
On my happiest of days, we would swim in the sea
And you knew you swam better so you stayed close to me
In that single bed hotel, you slept on the floor
And I watched you breathing, couldn't love you any more
But nothing lasts forever, I wish it did

[Chorus]
I'd wait forever in this waiting room
Because I know I can't leave here without you
I'd stay forever in this waiting room
But I know you can't be here anymore
[Bridge]
Then something inside you changed
The hair upon your head, it turned to grey
And I could see you were in pain
Though if you could, I know you'd never say
No, nothing lasts forever, I wish it did

[Verse 3]
On the day the vet walked in and told me it was time
I looked into your big brown eyes and you looked back at mine
I loosened your collar, then I cried and I cried
And I thanked you for friendship and your years by my side
I told you you were good, the best that there'd been
And I watched for your last breath as you fell to your dreams
But nothing lasts forever, I wish it did

[Chorus]
I'd wait forever in this waiting room
Because I know I can't leave here without you
I'd stay forever in this waiting room
But I know you can't be here anymore
No, I know you can't be here anymore