Sheryl Crow:
My yesterdays are all boxed up
And neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
'Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called,
You found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side.

Sting:
Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
My demons and my angels reappeared
Leavin' only traces of the man
You thought I'd be
Too afraid to hear the words I'd always feared
Leavin' you with only questions
All these years.

Both:
Is there some place far away,
Some place where all is clear
Easy to start over
With the ones you hold so dear
Sheryl Crow:
Or are you left to wander, all alone,
Eternally
Both:
This isn't how
It's really meant to be
No, it isn't how
It's really meant to be.

Sheryl Crow:
Well they say that love is in the air,
But never is it clear,
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly,
And so they fly away

Both:
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side.

Is there some place far away,
Some place where all is clear
Easy to start over
With the ones you hold so dear
Sting:
Or are you left to wander, all alone,
Eternally ?
Both:
But this isn't how
It's really meant to be
No, it isn't how
It's really meant to be.

Sting:
Well they say that love is in the air,
Sheryl Crow:
Never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly,
Why do they fly away?
Leavin' me to carry on and wonder why
Sting:
Was it you
That kept me wandering through this life?
Both:
When you know that I was always on your side.