"If Tomorrow Never Comes"
If I knew it would be the last time
That I would see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
And pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
That I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
And call you back for just one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted to pray,
I would listen more intently
To remember another day.
If I knew it would be the last time
I could spare a minute or two,
To stop and say "I love you"
Instead of assuming you know I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day...
But I'm sure you'll have many more
So I can let this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
To make up for my oversights,
And I'll always get a second chance
To make all things between us right.
There will always be another day
To say to you that "I love you"
And certainly there's another chance
To say "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong
And today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
And I hope you never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to us:
The young and old alike,
And today may be the last chance
I get to hold you, my loved one, tight.
~anonymous~
*** From what I have been able to find out, the basis of this poem was written in the 1930s or 1940s by one of two authors – two ladies claim credit for it.
(I intentionally made changes and deleted the last 4 stanzas.)
