If I could only have you near
That you were lonely too
To breathe a sigh or two
The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
I hear your voice softly calling
To breathe a sigh or two
My glass is almost empty
The air is still within the silence of my room
And to be once again with with you
On this winter night with you
On this winter night with you
Well the shades of night are liftin'
The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing dim
Where webs of snow are driftin'
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
The words of love you sent me
If I could know within my heart
If I could only have you near
I read again between the lines upon the page
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
The morning light steals across my windowpane
