This Time
Mr. Diamond Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

If there was time enough for me
To do it all, again
I promise you, that I would find
A way to make it right,

This time
This time I'd love you even more
I never thought, I could

But now I know, that I would find

A way to make it right
This time
Over again, I closed my eyes,
And I keep reliving it over again

It's over but then
I've got my dream
Don't no one dare tell me no
And you'd be mine this time for sure

Only got to show I care the way I do
And I'd be there this time for you.
If there was time enough to say
The things I feel inside

I promise you, I'd find a way
A way to say them right
This time
Over again, I closed my eyes

And I keep reliving it
Over again
It's over but then
I've got my dream

Don't no one dare tell me no
And I'll be there this time for sure
'Cause I'm not the same man
That I was before

And I'm nothing at all
If I'm not yours
I only got to show I care the way I do

And I'll be there this time for you
Yes, I'll be there this time for you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Neil Diamond's "This Time" depict a person regretting his past mistakes and wanting to make things right if he was given a second chance. The singer admits that he failed to love and appreciate his partner in the past. However, if he was given another chance, he would do everything possible to make it work this time, promising to love his partner even more than before.

The singer also acknowledges that he keeps reliving his past mistakes in his mind, but he has a dream of being with his partner again. He is willing to do anything to prove his love and show his partner that he cares deeply. He reassures his partner that he is not the same person he was before, and he is nothing without them. The lyrics show a deep sense of longing and regret, coupled with a willingness to make amends.

Line by Line Meaning

If there was time enough for me
If I had the time to do it all over again

To do it all, again
To live my life with you again

I promise you, that I would find
I swear I would find

A way to make it right,
A solution to fix things

This time
If I were to do it again

This time I'd love you even more
I'd love you more than before

I never thought, I could
I never thought I could love you more

But now I know, that I would find
But now I know that I could

Over again, I closed my eyes,
Again and again, I imagine

And I keep reliving it over again
And I keep imagining it again

It's over but then
It's over but still

I've got my dream
I have my vision of us together

Don't no one dare tell me no
No one will stop me

And you'd be mine this time for sure
And I know I'd be with you this time

Only got to show I care the way I do
I just need to prove my love for you

And I'd be there this time for you.
And I'd be there for you this time.

If there was time enough to say
If I had enough time to express

The things I feel inside
My innermost feelings

I promise you, I'd find a way
I swear I'd come up with a way

A way to say them right
The right way to express them

Over again, I closed my eyes
Once again, I imagine

And I keep reliving it
And I keep imagining

It's over but then
It's over but still

I've got my dream
I have my vision of us together

Don't no one dare tell me no
No one will stop me

And I'll be there this time for sure
And I'll definitely be there for you this time

'Cause I'm not the same man
Because I've changed as a person

That I was before
From who I used to be

And I'm nothing at all
And I am nothing without you

If I'm not yours
If I'm not with you

I only got to show I care the way I do
I just need to prove my love for you

And I'll be there this time for you
And I'll be there for you this time.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DAVID FOSTER, NEIL DIAMOND, JEREMY LUBBOCK

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS