A man on a bridge, a thief in his eye
A boy with a dream who's ready to die
Well one of them stays
And one of them fades away

A house on a hill, a house ain't a home
The pride of a girl the pride of a boy
And all in a day
The pride could be taken away

And on the street you're the same
When all you have is your name
You're nothing more than you seem
Or less than you dream to be

'Cause there is a time for joy and a time for rain
A time for loss and a time for gain, oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

A time for love and a time for hate
A time for you and a time for me, oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

A beautiful girl with diamonds for eyes
She's all that you want, she's living your life
But try as she may her beauty will fade away

And it's a sign in the sky, a mark in the sand
A rhyme that you hear but you don't understand
Fortune for joy, it used to be given away

And in this life you're the same
When all you have is your name
You're nothing more than you seem
Or less than you dream you'd be

'Cause there is a time for joy and a time for rain
A time for loss and a time for gain, oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

A time for love and a time for hate
A time for you and a time for me, oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

Well, living is half the dream
Knowing that it's your time to die
Is not what it seems to be, so take your time
Welcome to the world

'Cause there is a time for joy and a time for rain
A time for loss and a time for gain, oh my
Welcome to a world of pain

A time for love and a time for hate
A time for you and a time for me, oh my
Welcome to a world of pain