Father time used to dance through the night With the ghosts of America's prime Well he's still on our side With a family man's pride In hopes we will rise once again So hold us close sweet time (Hold us close now, hold us close now) We'll dance once again (Hold us close now, hold us close now) And these years won't pass us by So come alive my friends (Hold us close now, hold us close now) So come alive my friends (Hold us close now, hold us close now) An old man said "I'm alive 'til I'm dead" So simple but I asked what he meant He said "life and love might be gifts from above But our happiness comes from within Life and love might be gifts from above But our happiness comes from within" So hold us close sweet time (Hold us close now, hold us close now) We'll dance once again (Hold us close now, hold us close now) And these years won't pass us by So come alive my friends (Hold us close now, hold us close now) So come alive my friends (Hold us close now, hold us close now) And hold us close, so tight We'll dance, ohh, once again And these years, these years won't pass us by Oh so come alive, oh my, oh my friends (Hold us close now, hold us close now)