IF
TOMORROW NEVER COMES
If I knew it would be the
last time that I'd 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 one more.
If I knew it would be the
last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action
and word, so I could play them back
day after day.
If I knew it would be
the last time, I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say "I
love you," instead of assuming, you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be
the last time I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll
have so many more, so I can let just this
one slip away.
For surely there's always
tomorrow to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second
chance to make everything right.
There will always be another
day to say our "I love you's,"
And certainly there's another
chance to say our "Anything I can do's?"
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 we never forget,
Tomorrow is not promised to
anyone, young or old alike,
And today may be the last
chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting
for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that
extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to
grant someone, what turned out to be
their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close
today, whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love
them and that you'll always hold them dear,
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"please forgive me," "thank you" or
"it's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.