Hold Back the Dawn

My love, my life You whom I adore Hear me now I ask but one thing of you For this, only you can do I implore and beseech As for your arms I reach Hold back Hold back the dawn Let me stay in your arms Where there is safety and warmth Where my dreams nestle deep In your arms, they will keep In my nest of paradise Where all that I am I see in your eyes Where our passions reign Where there is no pain Come, come now my love Will you not hear my plea? Will you not grant this request? Please grant it to me…. Hold back Yes, hold back the dawn With the dawn dawns the reality That my life ebbs away Nothing I can say Will bring back one day Caught up in mundane I’m driven insane For all want a part Of my sensitive heart The world has demands Little it understands Of my needs and desire Of my bright inner fire Within my four walls Release sweetly calls Tonight is all I have Tonight my respite Tonight my fantasy Tonight my paradise Tonight my destiny Oh, my heart, my love Grant this to me Set my heart free Please.... Hold back Hold back the dawn Eileen Manassian Ghali