after the party's over

how does the world keep turning?, how does a feeling grow?, how does a love stay burning, after the first hot glow?, whoever said, "when a boy meets a girl, it's written in heaven above", must've been mixing up loving, with being in love, after the party's over, can a love go on?, can a love stay strong, when the dancers are drifting apart?, how can we two discover, how to carry on, living the same love song?, what makes good love go wrong, when two hearts belong to each other?, when is a dream 'just dreaming'?, when should a lover go?, when is a lie worth living?, baby, i need to know, somewhere way back, in the darkness of time, somebody could not be strong, now when we look, for a world to believe in, it's gone, it's gone,