don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by

you never get to stop and open your eyes

one day you're waiting for the sky to fall

the next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all

when you're lovers in a dangerous time

lovers in a dangerous time



these fragile bodies of touch and taste

this vibrant skin -- this hair like lace

spirits open to the thrust of grace

never a breath you can afford to waste

when you're lovers in a dangerous time

lovers in a dangerous time



when you're lovers in a dangerous time

sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime --

but nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight --

got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight

when you're lovers in a dangerous time

lovers in a dangerous time

and we're lovers in a dangerous time

lovers in a dangerous time



(TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1983)