THE
TIME IS NOW
If you are going to love me
Love me now while I can know
The sweet and tender feelings
Which from true affection flows.
Love me now
While I am living,
Do not wait until I'm gone
And then have it chiselled in marble
Sweet words on ice-cold stone.
If you have tender thoughts of me,
Please tell me now
If you wait until I am sleeping,
Never to awaken
There will be death between us
And I won't hear you there.
So, if you love me, even a little bit
Let me know it while I am living
So I can treasure it.