This may be hard to swallow That one of us will lose Some of us will the following Some were made to choose Some were hoping Some only sang the blues This may be hard for you Some of us won't make it Some will bear the bruises

And have you back by tonight Well hey baby I was hoping Maybe you'd feel like taking a drive 'Cause I can take you on a trip to Heaven There's a place that they call Heaven Just south of town way up on a hill They say you can see for miles When the sun

Love don't let me down Don't let me down I've been a hard man Been a lonely man Then I saw the light in your eyes this morning And somehow I knew I was gonna take a chance with you Try to see this through So I'll be hopin' you

Strength of Ras Tafari I'm hoping someday maybe A woman needs caring, sharing, love all the time (no don't you ever fail me) A child needs loving, caring This is real, this is real Now I see them giving the woman abortion to kill another baby Miscarriage

'Cause I hope one day you'll get the sense to call me I'm hoping that you'll say So I'll keep your number saved 'Cause I hope one day I'll get the pride to call you You're missing me the way I'm missing you To tell you that no one else Is gonna hold you

Someone will love you, let me go I've been hoping Someone will love you, let me go (go, go, go) I've been hoping somebody loves you in the ways I couldn't Somebody's taking care of all of the mess I've made Someone you don't have to change Good on paper,

Baby it's cold outside I really can't stay (Baby it's cold outside) I gotta go away (Baby it's cold outside) This evening has been (Been hoping that you'd dropped in) So very nice (I'll hold your hands they're just like ice) My mother will start to worry

(I really can't stay) Betty, it's cold outside Ah, but it's cold outside (I've got to go away) Betty, it's cold out there (This evening has been) Been hoping that you'd drop in (So very nice) I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice

Sayin' heaven had it out to make you wings And all those things that you were gonna do Are just tear drops rainin' on a church pew So I'm gonna try to say before I gotta pray it Hopin' that he's lookin' down And tell him that I love him while he's still

Never let you get away I'll be your guide So you can see the other side And I will never let you get away I'll hold your head So you can see Crossing your heart and hoping To never let you get away We had the time, we had the time