This is the time   This is the place   So don't hold back   I need to feel your warm embrace   Ever so tenderly and - oh baby      There's no time for hatred   There's no time for war   And there's no anger in my body anymore   'cause I have learned to love   Learned to love again      No, I won't fall to pieces   No, I won't be that way   'cause I have tasted freedom   In the things I say      Chorus:      Can I hold you close   Let me feel you near   And I will never let you go   If you don't want me to      Just say the word   And I will be there for you darlin'   You know I hunger for your touch   And there's no time for sadness   And there's no time for pain   And there's no time for sorrow   I'm free again   And I will be this way   Forever, and ever and ever      Can I hold you close...      Here is the body   Let's break the bread   Let's drink the wine from a cup of happiness   And I will never leave you   In winter, spring or fall   'cause I have grown to love,   Each day I love you more   'cause I have always been   The one you've been waiting for      No, I won't fall to pieces   No, I won't be that way      If you don't want me to   If you don't want me to   If you don't want me to      This is the time   This is the place   So don't hold back   I need to feel your warm embrace      There's no time for hatred   And there's no time for war   There's no anger in my body anymore   'cause I have always been   The one you've been waiting for   I will never let you go   If you don't me to