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If We Can’t Have Forever (Let’s Take Tonight) Lyrics by John Schneider

A Memory Like You

1985

[Verse 1]
Oh, it might be the music
Or it could be the wine
I can tell that you're feeling
What I'm feeling inside
But, I know you're not free
Darling, neither am I
But, oh, you and me
Know there may never be
Another tonight
[Chorus]
If we can't have forever
Let's just take what we can
If I can't hold you tomorrow
Then let me hold you 'til then
We both belong to another
But it feels so right
And if we can't have forever
Then let's take tonight
[Verse 2]
So, we danced in the shadows
And it takes my breath
I can feel your heart beating
Soft against my chest
Yes, we know that it's wrong
And that we shouldn't give in
But, oh, you and me
Know there may never be
This moment again
[Chorus]
If we can't have forever
Let's just take what we can
If I can't hold you tomorrow
Then let me hold you 'til then
We both belong to another
Oh, but it feels so right
If we can't have forever
Then let's take tonight
[Outro]
If we can't have forever
Darling, let's take tonight
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John Schneider

John Schneider

About “If We Can’t Have Forever (Let’s Take Tonight)” by John Schneider

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