Lyrics

Words and Music by
Harriet Schock and Bob Nicksic


TAKE MY HAND

(verse 1)
THIS WAS THE NIGHT
HE'D TAKE A CHANCE
WORK UP HIS COURAGE
AND ASK HER TO DANCE

SHE LIKED HIS SMILE
HE LIKED HER EYES
WITH EACH NEW HELLO
THERE WERE FEWER GOODBYES

AND TO THINK IT ALL STARTED
WHEN SHE HEARD HIM SAY

(chorus 1)
"(WON'T YOU) TAKE MY HAND
FOR A MOMENT
I CAN TELL BY THE LOOK IN YOUR EYES
THAT WE BOTH WANT
THE SAME KIND OF LOVE IN OUR LIVES

I'M CELEBRATING
AS MEM'RIES ARE FADING
OF TIMES I SPENT WAITING
FOR YOU TO ARRIVE."

(verse 2)
SHE DRESSED IN WHITE
HE DRESSED IN BLACK
TAKING THE STEP FROM WHICH
NO ONE GOES BACK

MOTHERS IN TEARS
FATHERS IN AWE
SUDDENLY OLDER,
NOW PARENTS-IN-LAW

AS SHE FACES THE ALTAR
AND QUIETLY SAYS

(chorus 2)
"TAKE MY HAND
FOR A LIFETIME
I'M SO HAPPY TO GIVE ALL MY LOVE
AS YOUR WIFE, I WILL CHERISH
AND HONOR THIS DAY

I'M CELEBRATING
AS MEM'RIES ARE FADING
OF TIMES I SPENT WAITING
TO LOVE YOU THIS WAY."

(bridge)
THEY LOST THEIR FIRST BORN
IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
HIS ROOM STAYED EXACTLY THE SAME
THEY ENTERED IT ONLY ON BIRTHDAYS
AND SILENTLY PRAYED HIS NAME

(verse3)
GLENN MILLER PLAYS
A GHOST FROM THE PAST
THIS ANNIVERSARY
WILL BE THEIR LAST

SHE BRINGS HIM TEA
HE MUSTERS A SMILE
AND LIFTS OFF HER GLASSES
IN HIS USUAL STYLE

THEN SHE TOUCHES THE FACE
THAT HAS GRACED HER WHOLE LIFE AND SAYS

(chorus3)
TAKE MY HAND
THERE'S NO RIGHT TIME
TO PRETEND TO GO GENTLE,
MY LOVE, INTO NIGHTTIME
WE BOTH KNOW THIS ISN'T THE END

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER
AND WE'LL BE TOGETHER
FOREVER
AGAIN.

SHE LIKED HIS SMILE
HE LIKED HER EYES...