Givin' up was never in the master plan!

Around the early to mid-nineties I had heard a song on the radio, and like many, it got stuck in my head. I began listening to specific stations because I knew they would play it at least once a day. Then, as quickly as it appeared on the air, it went away never to be heard again. I spent a great deal of time combing through record stores and search engines trying to find this song. The name and lyrics are as follows: Realworld - Throwin’ it all away Well if the sky could paint a picture and the sea could tell a tale if the hills rose up around you will that be enough to make you understand that giving up will only make a lonely man well if the sky came down to meet you and the sea came to your door well if the wind whispered in your ear would that be enough to make you understand that giving up was never in the master plan well she loves him and he loves her too they don’t understand what love can do it’s the greatest gift of all and the boy’s gonna throw it all away well the sky ran out of paper and the sea can’t find the words well the wind has been distracted left you all alone what can you do? you know you were meant for her and she was meant for you well if the world stopped turning circles and the stars fell to the ground well if the river ran away would you follow it wherever it may lead you if it’s really not you’ll know just what to do well he loves her and she loves him too they don’t understand what love can do it’s the greatest gift of all and the girl’s gonna throw it all away And people will tell you you got to throw it all away but you’ve got to see that there could be a love so strong you’d never have to find your way home well he needs her and she needs him too they don’t understand what love can do it’s the greatest gift of all don’t throw it all away throwing it all away throwing it all away throwing it all away throwing it all away Much searching led me at first to Gordie Sampson, who currently has some songs on the radio, and he was a member of the band. Still, searching would turn up nothing for the band or song title except for songs by Genesis or Matchbox 20 due to their popular song titles of the same name. Sigh. At long last Wikipedia provided clues that led to Jamie Foulds, another member of the band, and finally googling led me to Jamie’s new recording studio. I got in touch with him via e-mail and found out the CD was out of print, but he was kind enough to send me the song anyway. Nearly 10 years of searching for a song and finally the Internet gives up enough secret knowledge to lead me to it. Very impressive! Once again, thanks to Jamie Foulds of SoundPark Studios for taking the time out of his busy schedule to fulfill a fan request. Much appreciated!