Now or Never
Decoding Life's Crossroads: Now or Never by Kenny Loggins
Lyrics
I took, one look, in your eyes tonight,
I looked into your eyes tonight.
And I saw, it all there in a different light,
I saw everything from a different perspective.
Just when I thought I was out of the rain,
Just when I thought I escaped difficulty,
Suddenly I'm in a hurricane,
I find myself in a challenging situation.
And all around me voices in the wind.
Surrounded by conflicting voices.
Say again, what I know I know,
Reiterating what I already know.
It's time, it's time, to learn about letting go,
It's time to learn the art of letting go.
Why does it feel like I just exist,
Feeling like I merely exist.
Stuck out here on the precipice?
Stranded on the edge of a decision.
They say the future's out of our hands,
The future seems beyond our control.
So why is it making demands?
Yet it imposes demands on us.
If I have to make up my mind,
Faced with a decision,
Maybe now is the time to decide.
Considering that now might be the time to decide.
Every minute makes it harder on me,
Every moment increases the difficulty.
Why must it be now or never?
Questioning why the choice is now or never.
I knew a man, I held his hand,
Recalling a man from childhood.
When I was just a child,
Sharing a connection by holding his hand.
He showed me his dreams
Witnessing his dreams perish.
I watched him let 'em die
If I could stand again by his side,
I would convey that love gives life meaning.
I'd tell him that love is why we're alive,
Professing beliefs to the world, but struggling to heed them.
That's what I tell the world I believe,
Questioning why I can't listen to myself.
So why can't I listen to me?
If I have to make up my mind,
Contemplating that now might be the time.
Maybe now is the time to decide.
Each passing moment intensifies the struggle.
Every minute makes it harder on me,
Questioning the urgency of now or never.
Why must it be now or never?
Welcome to sunrise in paradise,
The dawn's light, desired despite its discomfort.
The light of the dawn, is burning my eyes,
Expressing a preference for discomfort in the right place.
And that's just where I want it to be.
If I have to make up my mind,
Considering that now might be the time.
Maybe now is the time to decide.
Each passing minute adds to the challenge.
Every minute makes it harder on me,
Questioning the insistence of now or never.
Why must it be now or never?
If I finally get to make up my mind,
Now is the time to make the choice.
Girl then now is the time to decide.
Seeking an explanation for self-inflicted struggles.
Somebody tell me why I do this to me,
Questioning why the decision must be now or never.
Why must it be now or never?
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