[Verse] The wind it whispers secrets to the trees People come and go like fleeting memories A shadow falls it’s just the price we pay Not everyone can stay not everyone can stay [Chorus] They fade like echoes in an empty hall You try to hold them but they slip and fall The tide will take the footprints all away Not everyone can stay not everyone can stay [Verse 2] The stars they scatter far across the night A constellation lost beyond my sight They burn so bright then slowly drift astray Not everyone can stay not everyone can stay [Bridge] It’s not a fault it’s just the way it goes A flower blooms then withers no one knows Why some are here and others fade to grey Not everyone can stay not everyone can stay [Chorus] They fade like echoes in an empty hall You try to hold them but they slip and fall The tide will take the footprints all away Not everyone can stay not everyone can stay [Outro] So let them go and cherish what remains The love the laughter never dies in vain Their presence lingers though they’ve gone away Not everyone can stay not everyone can stay
