LIKE CHRISTMAS IT COMES ONCE EACH YEAR
THAT TIME WHEN HEARTS AND FLOWERS APPEAR
FEBRUARY 14TH, VALENTINE'S DAY
AND EVERY WHERE YOU'LL HEAR FOLKS SAY
''I LOVE YOU'' AND ''PLEASE BE MINE
MY DEAREST, DARLING VALENTINE!''
BUT SAD TO SAY, THOSE SENTIMENTS DON'T LAST
ONLY, LIKE CHRISTMAS, TILL THE MOMENTS PAST
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE ONLY ONCE A YEAR
TO TELL A LOVED ONE YOU HOLD THEM DEAR?
MUST WE CHOOSE JUST ONE SINGLE DAY TO TELL
THOSE WE LOVE THAT WE THINK THEIR SWELL?
MUST WE MAKE THEM THE WHOLE YEAR WAIT
JUST TO HEAR US TELL THEM THEY ARE GREAT?
WHAT JOY IN A SAD HEART YOU COULD SOW
IF YOU LOVED SOMEONE AND LET THEM KNOW
WITH WORDS OF ANGER WE ARE ALWAYS QUICK
AND WITH CRITICISM WE DON'T MISS A LICK
BUT WHEN WORDS OF LOVE COULD OFT BE TOLD
DEEP IN OUR HEARTS THOSE WORDS WE HOLD
WHEN YOU LAY DOWN TO REST YOUR HEAD
DO YOU THINK OF WORDS YOU COULD HAVE SAID?
WE ARE ALL MORTAL, OUR LIVES BUT A SHORT SPAN
SO TELL THOSE YOU LOVE WHILE YOU STILL CAN.