Lyrics: Jeffrey’s Song

“For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:2

This is a love song written by Jeffrey Tan about the girl he loves but doesn’t have the courage to tell her so. You may probably wonder what the reading has got to do with the song. Just read on and you’ll find out.  

Even when there were a lot of times that Jeffrey got a chance to talk with her, he never told her the truth about his feelings. He always hesitated on whether to tell her or not. He wasted a lot of time. He later found out that this girl just recently fell in love with another guy and this left Jeffrey filled with regrets.

Good thing, she’s not the only girl in this world. Jeffrey is married with someone else now and was able to move on.

Summarizing his love story we could say: He loves a girl but wasted time… Loose the girl and regretted it…  Found another girl and lived happily ever after.

We just can’t imagine if this is going to be our love story with God: We love God but wasted time… Loose God and regretted it…  Found another God and lived happily ever after??? This just can’t be! We only have one God and if we loose Him, there is no way we could replace Him.

If we really love God, now is the time to have the courage to tell Him that we are sorry for our sins and we are willing to give up everything we have just to follow Him. No one knows when the Lord is coming again. Let’s not waste our time if we don’t want to be filled with regrets forever.

JEFFREY’S SONG

Verse 1:

I saw you with a smile

A thought of you came to my mind

I tried so hard to forget the way you looked into my eyes

I remember the times

The many countless ways I tried

to express the feelings kept inside

But I never had the courage

And every chance passed me by

And now if I have erred

And what I thought could never be

Then allow me to express these word I can’t deny

Chorus 1:

I hear you voice in the cold night’s silence

You lift me up to the sun and clouds up in the sky

You give meaning to my life when last there was none

I’m saving my strength for the day I tell you why 

Verse 2:

When I stare into your eyes

I long say what’s in my heart

I could never ask you to stay and listen to me cry

I know I can be strong

I can bear the hurt and carry on

And tell you that I’m fine and there is nothing wrong

If you could only hear my sorrow

You would know how I feel

Should I say what I could or stay where I belong

Please let me express these words I cannot hide

Chorus 2: 

You make me sleep with angels

 You caress me with your presence like hands

Your voice rings in my ears

All I could do to stop my fears

I’m saving myself for the day I tell you why

Coda:

Why is the truth so difficult for me

What I choose, I could never decide

If I was a fool in trying so hard to hide

It’s because all these words I want to tell you

But I guess I’ll never try

(repeat verse 1)

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