You can't hold on to sunlight when shadows are falling You can't hold on to summer when winter is calling You can't hold on to moonlight you'd be cheating the dawn And you can't hold on to love when it's over and gone You can't pick up a rosebud then keep it from dying You can't tell me you love me if you did you'd be lying You can't hold on to my heart by leading me on And you can't hold on to love when it's over and gone You can't count all the raindrops in one April shower You can't count on my heartaches in one lonely hour You can't love me the right way by doing me wrong And you can't hold on to love when it's over and gone