This Side of Heaven
1.
To all the friends
That I have known
In all my life--
I send--you greetings,
I wish you well.
2.
If time were not
A subtle thief
And we could meet again
Before we’re
Gone from this world.
[bridge]
But time marches on
And it’s so hard to say
Where anyone shall be
As the years go,
So do our dreams.
But if you are like me
There’s one dream
That we all can share
That one day, somehow,
We shall meet again.
[refrain]
If time lasts forever
Then our dreams are not forsaken
They live on somewhere (someplace)
However long ago.
If time never dies
Then our hope must survive
That we’ll all meet
This side of Heaven
One day--
[repeat from second verse “If time were not a subtle thief...”--then repeat first verse]
