at first it seemed the answer to your dreams
until you watched it fall apart today
but though it might be true it wasn't only you
it happened to me yesterday

the second I left you there I realized I could never bear
too long without your cold embrace
the lonely nights I cannot face
so bring the struggle back to me
and soon we'll be on track to see
that broken bones will quickly mend
and this will never be our end

they say the third time's the charm
when we find out that they were wrong it's no cause for alarm
you see the third time's the charm
but I've seen too many come and go not to carry on

So back and forth from wall to wall you pace and every footfall
from South to North is a repeat, but if you can go it's no defeat
so bring the struggle back to me
and soon we'll be on track to see
that broken bones will quickly mend
and this will never be our end

you'll see the fifth time's the charm
no one died the last time so come on what's the harm?
we'll see the fifth time's the charm
'cause I've seen too many come and go not to carry on

I hear the third time's the charm
but when we find out that they were wrong it's no cause for alarm
you'll see the fifth time's the charm
but I've seen too many come and go not to carry on