JUST LET ME KNOW

DRINK THE WINE SLOWLY

© 2005 Dan Hocott (BMI)

JUST LET ME KNOW

When first you meet

The wine is sweet,

Ripe and red like the youth that you are

But She bites and stings

As your heart takes wing

And settles its gaze on the stars.


But some stars will fall

And you may lose all,

With eyes flaming like rubies you’ll rage,

Till you come to know

You must take love slow

And give Her the time to age.


Drink the wine slowly

For Love, She is holy,

So crimson, so sweet to the taste.

Whether young or old,

Whether warm or cold,

(Whether shy or bold,)

Love must never be courted in haste.


Drink the wine slowly

For each sip is holy,

And time can leave no man alone.

And if you are blest

With Love’s sweet caress,

Then take Her,

And make Her your own.