Seen a shooting star tonight Slip away. And he hasn't understood. Tomorrow will be another day, life goes on after her. Ah, wasn't it nice what we had, isn't it too bad it had to end, what a poignant memory. But that was then and, fundamentally, this is now.
Life goes on.
The singer chooses not to see this. But ever since the album came out I've had trouble grasping the sudden shift into spiritual melodrama in the bridge. This explanation works for me.