The hands you're holding now if you remember Are the hands that once accpted your first rose They're reaching out for one last dying ember In the ashes of the love that's lost its glow I can't forget the first time that I kissed you It's the sweetest feeling that I have ever known But every dream they say must have an ending And you leave the hands you're holding all alone Did God mean I could keep you for a lifetime Or did he mean for just a year or two If it's meant that I should have to lose you Then what's these these hands you're holding gotta do But if you don't want me I won't try to keep you But there's just the smallest chance you may be wrong Until you're sure I hope you'll never let go Of the hands that you've been holding for so long