[Verse 1]
Pen on paper seems so permanent
Every line of every letter that I never sent
In the cold light of all the nights we spent
Pen on paper seems to fit

[Verse 2]
Face to face, it seems so hard to find
The hindsight or the courage not to change your mind
In the afterglow of all we leave behind
Pen on paper seems to fit

[Chorus 1]
The permanence, the permanence
The permanence of it
The green and the blue
Have seen me through
These trials, these trials

[Verse 3]
Pen on paper seems so definite
Every innocent simplicity is intricate
When it's in your hands, it's harder to forget
Pen on paper seems to fit

[Chorus 2]
The permanence of it
The green and the blue, oh
Seen me through
These trials
The green and the blue
Seen me through
Yeah
These trials, these trials

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Green and the blue, ooh
Green and the blue, ooh
Green and the blue, ooh
Trials