Song Length |
4:28 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening |
Lyrics
BEFORE YOU FADE AWAY
You say you've lost your purse
I've read between the lines
I think you're trying to tell me
You're afraid you've lost your mind.
You live from word to word
Forget the word before
But in the space between them
I think we've found a door
Before you fade away
Before you disappear
Let's finally start to listen
Finally start to hear
The more we speak our hearts
The less we'll fall apart
When our life together ends
And yours alone in heaven starts
I know it must be hard
Trying to pretend
To keep up all appearances
To keep it from your friends
You're being very brave
But I think you sometime fear
The day we thought would never come
Has suddenly come near
Before you fade away
Before you can't recall
Let's drop all our defenses
And let the teardrops fall
For all the years we lost
Victims of victims, all star-crossed
Let's start to count our blessings
Rather than the cost
I've given up trying to tell you how you hurt me
It never got us anywhere anyway
The clock is slow
It's later than we know
No more if-onlys
No more low blows
Before you fade away
Before we say goodbye
Let's make up for the lost time
Before any more gets by
The more we can forgive
The better we can live
The life we have remaining
The love we've yet to give
© Steve Manuel