I Hold Your Hand

I hold your hand and ask your name,
A simple spark to light the flame
That burns within and shines without
Till soon enough I have no doubt:
My life will never be the same.

I bare my soul - I have no shame -
I bet it all to play the game.
And while we dance and laugh and shout
I hold your hand.

As each year passed, the next one came;
It's nature's way, no one to blame.
The flowered field gives way to drought,
So day by day the sands run out.
When Time arrives to stake his claim
I hold your hand.