The Carpenters (with O.K. Chorale) Make Believe It's Your First Time Lyrics

We've tried our hand at love before.
We've been around the game enough to know the score.
But then is then, and now is now.
And now is all that matters anyhow.

Make believe it's your first time, leave your sadness behind.
Make believe it's your first time, and I'll make believe it's mine.

The door is closed, it's you and me.
We'll take our time with love, the way it ought to be.
This moment's ours, tonight's the night.
And if we fall in love, that's all right.

Make believe it's your first time, leave your sadness behind.
Make believe it's your first time, and I'll make believe it's mine.

So close your eyes and hold me close.
Let our hearts pretend that love is ours to share tonight, and it might
never end.

Make believe it's your first time, leave your sadness behind.
Make believe it's your first time, and I'll make believe it's mine.
Make believe it's your first time, and I'll make believe it's mine.

From the album Voice Of The Heart (A&M 4954)
Original Release: October 18, 1983
EMI April Music, Inc. / Music City Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Produced and Arranged by Richard Carpenter
Lead Vocal: Karen Carpenter
Backing Vocals: The O.K. Chorale - under the direction of Ron Hicklin
Keyboards: Richard Carpenter
Bass: Joe Osborn
Drums: Ron Tutt
Acoustic Guitar: Tim May
Electric Guitar: Tony Peluso
Pedal Steel Guitar: Jay Dee Maness
Flute: Sheridon Stokes
Oboe: Earle Dumler
Engineer: Roger Young