Laura Nyro: "Time and Love"

This one's from New York Tendaberry - from, believe it or not, 1969!

So winter froze the river, and winter birds don't sing;
So winter makes you shiver, so time is gonna bring you spring...
So he swears he'll never marry, says that cuddles are a curse;
Just tell him plain you're on the next train if love don't get there first...

Time and love, everybody, time and love (oh, time and love!)
Nothing cures like time and love...
Don't let the Devil fool you - here comes a dove;
Nothing cures like time and love...
For the man if you please, if you think, and if you can...

So winter froze the river, and winter birds don't sing;
So winter makes you shiver, so time is gonna bring you spring...
You've been running, you've been rambling, and you don't know what to do
A holy golden wager says that love will see you through...

Time and love, everybody, time and love (oh, time and love!)
Nothing cures like time and love...
Don't let the Devil fool you - here comes a dove;
Nothing cures like time and love...
For the man if you please, if you think, and if you can...
(Love for the man if you please...)

So Jesus was an angel, and mankind broke His wing,
But Jesus gave His lifeline so sacred bells could sing...
Now, a woman is a fighter, gathered white or African;
A woman is a woman inside, with miracles for her man...

Time and love, everybody, time and love (oh, time and love!)
Nothing cures like time and love...
Don't let the Devil fool you - here comes a dove;
Nothing cures like time and love...
For the man if you please, if you think, and if you can...

(Love for the man, if you please, if you think and if you can...)
Love for the man, if you please, if you think, and if you can... (Love for the man if you please...)
Daytime, and the nighttime, daytime, and the nighttime...