happiness hurts

i don't want anything to change
hang the year in a picture frame
scratch my name on the window pane
to say i was here

wandering room after room
shadows of unknown disasters loom
soon i'll be singing a broken tune
to ward off fear

happiness hurts
cuz i can't make it last
it's moving too fast, another year past
happiness hurts cuz i can't make it last

flecks of dust floating in gold
i stop to watch the dance unfold
some of us young are untellably old
we can't forget

how many loves did i lose?
offered up as a gift to my muse
she's always hungry and i can't refuse
but no regret

happiness hurts
cuz i can't make it last
it's moving too fast, another year past
happiness hurts cuz i can't make it last