"IF YOU'RE EVER"

IF YOU'RE EVER GOING TO LOVE ME,

LOVE ME NOW, WHILE I CAN KNOW,

ALL THE SWEET AND TENDER FEELINGS

FROM WHICH REAL AFFECTIONS FLOW.

LOVE ME NOW, WHILE I AM LIVING,

DO NOT WAIT TILL I AM GONE,

AND THEN CHISEL IT IN MARBLE,

WARM LOVE WORDS ON COLD STONE.

IF YOU'VE DEAR,, SWEET THOUGHTS ABOUT ME,

WHY NOT WHISPER THEM TO ME?

DON'T YOU KNOW T'WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY,

AND AS GLAD AS GLAD CAN BE?

IF YOU WAIT TILL I AM SLEEPING.

NE'ER TO AWAKEN HERE AGAIN,

THERE'LL BE WALLS OF EARTH BETWEEN US,

AND I COULDN'T HEAR YOU THEN.

SO, DEAR, IF YOU LOVE ME ANY,

IF IT'S BUT A LITTLE BIT,

LET ME KNOW IT NOW WHILE LIVING,

SO I CAN OWN AND TREASURE IT.

IF YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME,

AND SHALL MISS ME IF I GO,

THEN YOUR WORDS SHALL ALL BE WITH ME,

AND I WILL FOREVER KNOW,

THAT YOU LOVED ME, TRULY LOVED ME,

NOT WITH JUST SOME PASSING WORDS,

BUT NOW THAT I HAVE LISTENED,

I SHALL TREASURE ALL I'VE HEARD.

AUTHOR: UNKNOWN