1. A bang then stardust in your eyes,

a billion years for just this night;

in a way it will be alright

A blackness then the light of a million stars,

as you slip into in my car;

the evening sky strikes sparks

R: This life, this life and then the next,

with you I have been blessed

What more can you expect?

2. At night at my telescope alone,

this emptiness I've roamed;

searching for a home

The stars, a brief string of shining charms,

rushing in right out of our arms;

into the drifting dark

R: This life, this life and then the next...

R1: This life, this life and then the next,

I finger the hem of your dress

My universe at rest

3. We reach for starlight all night long,

but gravity is too strong;

chained to this earth we go on and on and on and on and on

Then a million sighs cresting were you stood,

Bm

a beauty in the neighborhood;

this lonely planet never looked so good

R: This life, this life and then the next...

R1: This life, this life and then the next...