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Despair, regret and tenderness
Is what I feel for you
I loved you from the very start
What else could I do

You read my mind
You made me cry
Time stood still
And now I know the reasons why
Time stood still

Maybe you’re the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

A flame becomes a fading light
That burns inside my heart
And like the castle in the sand
It had to fall apart

You made me laugh
You gave me hope
It’s over now
Our happiness went up in smoke
It’s over now

Maybe you’re the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

Maybe you’re the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

Maybe you’re the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

Maybe you’re the next best thing to happen
All the things we might have been

(Madonna/William Orbit)  WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. admin. by WB Music Corp. ASCAP/Rondor Music (London) Ltd. PRS.  All rights adm. by Almo Music Corp. ASCAP in the U.S./Canada.

Produced by Madonna and William Orbit.  Mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent.  Guitars, drums and keyboards by William Orbit.  Keyboards and string arrangements by Damian Le Gassick.