Cherish What is Dear To You (While It's Near To You)

Cherish what is dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
When I was a baby, mama rocked me in her arms
Whenever I cried.
She picked me up when life knocked me.
She was always there by my side.
She said one, one day, there'll be a man in your life
To take the place of a mother.
Now he, he'll give you joy, a happy life.
But swear by this advice:
Cherish what is dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
I strayed away from mama's advice
And lost the only man in my life.
I never gave enough of myself,
So he found love with somebody else.
Now my lover is gone,
'Cause I drove him to the arms of another love.
I lost a love, was warm and tender,
'Cause I failed to remember:
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
Cherish what is dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.
Cherish (what is) what's dear to you while it's near to you.
Don't wait till it's gone.