The minutes are slipping away
  as we say our last goodbye
  bid the world a fond farewell
  we´ll share in a final embrace
  when the lights begin to fade
  it´s a tale they had to tell
  
  I´m wiping the tears from your face
  though I can´t control myself
  God have mercy on us all
  the chapter has ended a story
  that only just begun
  first the rise and then she fall
  
  But don´t let it end this way
  before you can go
  there´s something that I must say
  don´t let it end this way
  it´s too late to cry
  when winter has come to stay
  
  I once had a book in my hand
  that I didn´t understand
  now I witness every page
  so won´t you come closer my love
  now our time has nearly come
  take a bow and leave the stage
  
  But don´t let it end this way
  before you can go
  there´s something that I must say
  don´t let it end this way
  it´s too late to cry
  when winter has come to stay
  
  Now it´s time to close your eyes
  
  But don´t let it end this way
  before you can go
  there´s something that I must say
  don´t let it end this way
  it´s too late to cry
  when winter has come to stay