Whenever I am away from you
I can’t wait for the time to go by
Who would have thought
I’d be lifted, lifted so high
Very first time I saw your face
I couldn’t but take the chance
This is a chance that’s as old as tears
Slow the dance
Hold on to this perfect moment
Leave all that has gone before
We can second-guess the future
To love in the now is to love much more
I know myself and how I am
But that doesn’t count for much now
I’ll need to reach out beyond all that somehow
There’s a promised reward for bravery
Though it may leave a tear in the eye
I know that this is our destiny you and I
Hold on to this perfect moment
Leave all that has gone before
We can second-guess the future
To love in the now is to love much more
Hold on to this perfect moment
Leave all that has gone before
We can second-guess the future
To love in the now is to love much more
Hold on, hold on
We can second-guess the future
To love in the now is to love much more
Hold on to this perfect moment
- Written by Jimmy MacCarthy and Graham Lyle
Jimmy MacCarthy 