By & By

listen close, as close as I am to you
 like the bell of liberty, I'll ring a sound that's true
 and days go by and seasons too
 in time our love may digress with the words we can renew
 oh, i'll tell you that I
 I love you by and by
 I don't know if I'd survive
 without a friend like you in my life
 and I know words can be the worst to pervey
 how it is I feel for you, it's hard for me to say
 but if we keep it simple, I think it's better that way
 tingled words tend to lead my messages astray
 oh, i'll tell you that I
 I love you by and by
 I don't know if I'd survive
 without a friend like you in my life
 this web we weave
 holds us hand in hand
 and if we loosen our grips
 we may weaken these strands
 so lets reinforce our love and let it echo through the land
 and if we don't we may find ourselves washed up with the sand
 oh, i'll tell you that I
 I love you by and by
 I don't know if I'd survive
 without a friend like you in my life