Before I Say Yes, Let Me Hold the Light

Lyrics

You asked me at the corner
Beneath the neon sign
I said give me a minute
And the minute's feeling fine

The clock above the doorway
Has never moved so slow
I've sung a thousand last songs
But this one I don't know

Before I say yes
Let me hold the light
A minute is a lifetime
On a rainy night
Before I say yes
Let me breathe it in
I'm choosing with my whole heart
Where to begin

I think of every evening
That I sang to empty chairs
And one soft voice that stayed
Through all those years

Before I say yes
Let me hold the light
A minute is a lifetime
On a rainy night
Before I say yes
Let me breathe it in
I'm choosing with my whole heart
Where to begin

The minute's almost over
The rain is almost done
You wait there like the morning
And I am the one

Before I say yes
Let me hold the light
A minute is a lifetime
On a rainy night
Before I say yes
Let me breathe it in
I'm choosing with my whole heart
Where to begin

Yes
Yes, my dear