TAKE THIS LOVE
Music and Lyrics (John Parker / Peter Beckett)

Sergio Mendes & Brazil '86 1986


I know what you're thinkin'
Your eyes give you away
We've been talkin' all night long
And there's nothin' left to say
It's a mutual emotion
Nothin's standin' in the way.

I've got a feelin' babe
This was meant to be
You've been playin' hard to get
I've waited patiently
It just keeps gettin' harder
There's a point of no return
'Cause the heat is in the moment
And the moment's in your hands.

Take this love and let the night begin (chorus)
I want to give it all to you (Mendes)
Time for you to show the way you feel (chorus)
You know how long I've waited (Mendes)
I need a reason, a meaning in my life
So open up and take this love tonight.

Too many wasted nights of hollow victories
But I know this time it's different babe 'cause you mean so much to me
The answer to my question
And I need the answer now
'Cause the heat is in the moment
And the moment says it all.

Take this love and let the night begin (chorus)
I want to give it all to you (Mendes)
Time for you to show the way you feel (chorus)
You know how long I've waited (Mendes)
I need a reason, a meaning in my life
So open up and take this love tonight.

(bridge)

Take this love and let the night begin (chorus)
I want to give it all to you (Mendes)
Time for you to show the way you feel (chorus)
You know how long I've waited (Mendes)
I need a reason, a meaning in my life
So open up and take this love…………

Chorus and Mendes to end…..(fade)




(Transcribed by David Story - July 2013)