"i don't wanna forget the present is a gift"

Like you'll never see me again by Alicia Keys

If I had no more time 
No more time left to be here 
Would you cherish what we had? 
Was it everything that you were looking for? 
If I couldn't feel your touch 
And no longer were you with me 
I'd be wishing you were here 
To be everything that I'd be looking for 
I don't wanna forget the present is a gift 
And I don't wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me 
‘Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed 

So every time you hold me 
Hold me like this is the last time 
Every time you kiss me 
Kiss me like you'll never see me again 
Every time you touch me 
Touch me like this is the last time 
Promise that you'll love me 
Love me like you'll never see me again 

Oh Oh Ohhhhh 

How many really know what love is? 
Millions never will 
Do you know until you lose it 
That it's everything that we are looking for 
When I wake up in the morning 
You're beside me 
I'm so thankful that I found 
Everything that I been looking for 

I don't wanna forget the present is a gift 
And I don't wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me 
‘Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed 

So everytime you hold me 
Hold me like this is the last time 
Every time you kiss me 
Kiss me like you'll never see me again 
(can you do that for me baby) 
Every time you touch me 
(see we don't really know) 
Touch me like this is the last time 
(see everyday we never know) 
Promise that you'll love me 
(I want you to promise me) 
Love me like you'll never see me again 
(like you'll never see me again) 

Just reading the lyrics can bring tears in my eyes. one of my fave quotes from this song is, "I don't wanna forget the present is a gift" yes! its a gift that sometimes we take for granted feeling that we have all the time in the world, when in fact you don't really know how much is left. Only God knows that. When I listen to this song, it hits me, the deep meaning of the whole song and this particular quote. After loosing someone that I trully love and care about, this song have a really deep impact in my live.

Now I try to do everything with all my heart, love like i'll never get hurt, sing out loud like i just don't care. And thank God everyday not just for the big things, but all the small little things. So please everyone! tell everbody that you love and care about how you feel about them, right now! don't wait, don't think you'll do that later on, don't even think he/she/they would always be there anyway so you take him/her/them for granted. Believe me you'll regret it if you wait.

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