But A Moment Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

Memory moves us past each other 

Time is a ribbon without an end 

Love is the lesson we keep learning 

Death but a moment we must spend 

Last week as I made our lunch 

We talked of yesterdays 

I remember more than you 

That happens lots these days 

But how we laughed, I almost cried 

And the afternoon flew by 

As we sat on the patio, sipping our drinks 

And the sunlight began to die 

Memory moves us past each other 

Time is a ribbon without an end 

Love is the lesson we keep learning 

Death but a moment we must spend 

And we try to give each other comfort 

We try to hold off that dark night 

Each of us careful for the other 

Keeping our own fear out of sight 

Ah, you know I've always loved you 

And I know you've loved me too 

So it's hard to watch you crumble 

And forget all that you knew 

Yesterday while I was driving 

Sunlight streaming through the trees 

Suddenly my heartache parted 

And suddenly I felt at ease 

You will love me all your life 

As I will love you all of mine 

That's the gift we give each other 

That's the gift divine 

Though memory moves us past each other 

Though time is a ribbon without an end 

Love's still the lesson we keep learning 

And death, but a moment we must spend