If I Only Had

If I only had

If I only had

Just an hour to live

Not one minute more

I would pray for power

Just to spend that hour

Pressed against your heart

Until time to part

And its vibrant beat

Would be so warm and sweet

As I held you near

To dispel my fear

That I'd feel you still

When next winter's chill

Laid a barren hand

Upon the land

If I only had

If I only had

Just an hour to live

Not one minute more

I would hold you while

I beheld your smile

As I whispered out

My secret ways of love

Till a single kiss

Would explode with bliss

And then satisfied

I'd let my soul subside

Never minding who

Might be loving you

When my crack of doom

Crept across our room

We would burst with joy

That time could not destroy

Perfect slice of life

Happy man and wife

And with this in view

I take leave of you

And my life would run

Out to greet the sun