The Best of Times / Song On the Sand

( The )  Best of Times ~ 1983 Version
 
The best of times is now,
What’s left of summer but a faded rose?
The best of times is now,
As for tomorrow, well who knows,
Who knows, who knows?
 
So hold this moment fast
And live and love as hard as you know how
And make this moment last
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
 
Now! Not some forgotten yesterday,
Now! Tomorrow is too far away!
 
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love as hard as you know how,
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
 
The best of times is now,
What’s left of summer but a faded rose?
The best of times is now,
As for tomorrow, well who knows,
Who knows, who knows?
 
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love as hard as you know how,
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
 
Now! ( this is the moment we should take )
Not some forgotten yesterday
( yesterday is just a faded memory )
Now! ( don’t let this moment go to waste )
Tomorrow is too far away! ( too far, too far away )
 
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love as hard as you know how,
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
 
The best of times is now,
What’s left of summer but a faded rose!
The best of times is now,
As for tomorrow, well who knows,
Who knows, who knows?
 
So hold this moment fast,
And live and love as long as you know how,
And make this moment last,
Because the best of times is now,
Is now, is now!
 
La, la, la, la la la . . .
 
~ from the score of the Broadway musical "La Cage Aux Folles"
Words and Music by Jerry Herman, 1983
Original RCA RecordingVinyl Version| 1987 Album Version | Single Picture Sleeve Large View |
Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito
With the Ray Charles Singers
Produced by Mike Berniker
Recording Engineer: Mike Moran
Mastering Engineer: Jack Adelman
Recorded October 17 & 18, 1983 at RCA Studios C and D, New York

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