She moves like lightning, is as contagious as the Sun Her moods are frightening, and I'm pretty sure that soon we’ll be done I try to pin her down, but she’s always on the run I wanna catch her, but I can’t slow her down She slips through my fingers like a symptom of the wind And though I keep on knocking, she never lets me in But I don’t mind so much, as long as I can hear her sing I wanna catch her, but I can’t slow her down No, I cannot tempt her No, I cannot slow her down at all I try to abide by her, but she never remains the same She stays as still as the winter’s eye beneath the temper of a flame And I’ve paid, or at least I’ve tried, to feed affections in her pains I wanna catch her, but I can’t slow her down