There's a man I almost know
Walking with a heart of stone
He folds the day in quiet hands
And does the best with what he has
He takes the weight and makes it small
Then sets it down and bears it all

And in the silence of the night
He hears your name between the lines

Time after time, he holds you close
A warrior with a heart exposed
The winter comes, but still he stand
With hope like fire in frozen land
A spell of love that slowly mends
A broken soul that never ends
Time after time...

He keeps your silence in his coat
Like some unfinished, a tender note
The world moves on beneath his feet
But every day ends incomplete
As though one touch, one voice, one sign
Could bring you near him one more time

And in the dark, before the dawn
He holds the hope that lingers on

Time after time, he prays alone
And feels your touch within his bones
The north remembers what remains
A heart can bloom in frost and pain
Some words of love begin to bleed
A lonely soul, a scar unhealed
Time after time...

The years went by, but not the spark
It kept on glowing in the dark
Beneath the calm, beneath the skin
Still reaching for what might have been

Time after time, the road runs long
But love still hums its quiet song
The snow may fall, the cold may press
But love remains the final rest
And in the end, when all is through
The heart remembers what was true
Time after time...