Bob Franke 1982
Sally Rogers record it in 1982; Franke first recorded it in 1983. Franke added the third verse to this song as a message of hope in the depths of the AIDS epidemic.ÿ
It’s so easy to dream of the days gone by; It’s a hard thing to think of the times to come. But the grace to accept every moment as a gift Is a gift that is given to some. Chorus What can you do with your days but work and hope? Let your dreams bind your work to your play. What can you do with each moment of your life, But love ’til you’ve loved it away, Love ’til you’ve loved it away. There are sorrows enough for the whole world’s end; There are no guarantees but the grave. But the lives that we lived and the times that we spent Are a treasure too precious to save. As it was so it is, as it is shall it be, And it shall be while lips that kiss have breath. Many waters indeed only nurture love’s seed And its flower overshadows the power of death.