1. Love is but a song we sing
Fear's the way we die
You an make the mountains ring
Or make the angels cry
Though the bird is on the wing
You may not know why

R: Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

2. Some may come and some may go
But we will surely pass
When the one who has left us here
Returns for us at last
We are but a moment's sunlight
Fading in the grass

B: Though the bird is on the wing
You may not know why

3. If you here the song I sing
Then you will understand
you hold the key love and fear
All in your trembling hand
Just one key unlocks them both
It's there at your command


I: Written by Chet Powers
© 1963 Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)