Hold me before I'm gone forever Underneath the setting sun I wish we could make that trip together But that old train is boarding one by one My dear we have travelled far together Climbed the mountain, swum the sea Still there are so many places calling us Won't you see the rest for me? And hold me before I'm gone forever 'Cause it's all that we can do I wish could make that trip together But I'll go on ahead and wait for you It's true that my candle's burning lower But I'm content to hold your hand The mystery of the dark, it never bothered me Your love is all I need to understand Hold me before I'm gone forever 'Cause it's all that we can do I wish we could make that trip together But I'll go on ahead and wait for you I wish we could make that trip together But I'll be waiting somewhere, dear, for you