<P> Just as the boy is about to score (via the suicide squeeze), the girl bursts out telling him to "Stop right there!" She refuses to go any further unless the boy first promises to love her forever and marry her . Reluctant to make such a long - term commitment, the boy repeatedly asks her to continue on for the time being and promises to give his answer in the morning . However, she is not giving in that easily, so he finally cracks and gives his promise: "I started swearing to my God and on my mother's grave / That I would love you to the end of time". </P> <Dl> <Dt> Part III . Praying for the End of Time </Dt> </Dl> <Dt> Part III . Praying for the End of Time </Dt> <P> Back in the present, the male character can no longer stand the woman's presence . As the man cannot possibly break his vow and hence is now praying for the end of time to relieve him from his obligation . The song fades out on the situation, juxtaposing his gloomy "It was long ago, it was far away, it was so much better than it is today!" in the left channel with her nostalgic "It never felt so good, it never felt so right, we were glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" in the right channel . </P>

Meatloaf and cher paradise by the dashboard light