Michael English

Take The Time

Michael English


Each of us has come here 
With a story of our own 
But we wait in restless silence 
So no one ever knows 
There is one who sits in loneliness 
On the edge of dispair 
While another person longs to love 
With so much life to share 

Someone cannot feel the warmth of love 
Through a wall that's built with time 
Being burned so often 
Makes the heart as cold as ice 
There's somebody hurting 
From a wound that doesn't heal 
And the touch of human hands 
Could bring a comfort that is real 

(Bridge) 
Which one are you 
Which one are you near 
Can you reach across the emptiness 
Can you touch the heart of someone here 

(Chorus) 
Take the time 
To love somebody 
Oh take the time 
To show someone you care 
Will you have another chance to be 
The answer to a prayer 
Take the time 

We come from different places 
And the pain has different names 
With different circumstances 
But the feelings are the same 
If we let down our defenses 
And we tear down all the walls 
In the center of our souls we find 
No differences at all 

Which one are you 
Which one are you near 
Can you reach across the emptiness 
Can you touch the heart of someone here 

Take the time 
To love somebody 
Oh take the time 
To show someone you care 
Will you have another chance to be 
The answer to a prayer 
Take the time 

There's a time when only you will know 
When the Spirit speaks within your soul 
Dare to reach beyond yourself 
And let love go 

Take the time 
To love somebody 
Come on and take the time 
To show someone you care 
Will you have another chance to be 
The answer to a prayer 
Take the time