The Bottom of the Riverbed

she said I don't want to lose you but I'm close to giving up
 there's always a trade off and there's never enough
 of you to go around when I need you the most
 nothing lasts forever but can last a long long time
 I'll be the wind of summer in retreat
 you'll be the leaves burning at my feet
 she said I don't want to lose you, but were you ever mine?
 your heart is a stone that I push up a hill that's unkind
 with no forward momentum it falls back on itself
 nothing lasts forever but some things are worth the price
 I'll be the song you'll never get quite right
 you'll be the dogs howling in the night
 if you love me please don't stop me
 please don't want me if you love me
 she said I would fall to pieces if it was you instead of me
 putting an end to this tomfoolery
 this coldness gives me strength sometimes you take
 what you can
 nothing lasts forever it just takes a while to pass
 I'll be the boat in the waters up ahead
 you'll be the anchor at the bottom of the riverbed