For All We Know

The speaker asks someone to make the present moment tender because they may never meet again. The mood is affectionate but uncertain: a wish for closeness sits alongside awareness that the future cannot be guaranteed. Rather than dwelling on a definite goodbye, the speaker focuses on being together now.

The image of people moving “like a ripple on a stream” suggests how brief and easily lost a meeting can be. A ripple appears, travels, and fades, just as people may pass through one another’s lives. “Hold out my hand” can mean offering physical touch, but the added reference to the heart makes it sound like a sincere emotional gesture too. “Tomorrow may never come” is an expression of uncertainty, not necessarily a prediction of danger.

The song can be heard as a plea to value love in the present, especially when separation is possible. At the same time, “this may only be a dream” leaves the situation open: the speaker might be describing a fragile encounter, imagining one, or simply expressing how unreal and temporary happiness can feel. The lyrics do not explain why the pair may part, so their uncertainty remains part of the song’s tenderness.