Billy Vera & The Beaters - At This Moment

Billy Vera & The Beaters’ "At This Moment" is a timeless classic that captures a deep, heart-wrenching emotion of longing, regret, and vulnerability. Released in 1981, it became a hit after it was featured on the TV show Family Ties in 1985, when it reached the top of the Billboard charts. The song’s lyrics express the emotional turmoil of a relationship on the brink of falling apart, with the narrator pleading for their partner to stay, reflecting on the love they once shared.

The simplicity of the song, paired with Billy Vera’s raw, soulful voice, really emphasizes the pain of the moment—the kind of moment where someone realizes that they might lose the person they love the most. The slow, almost melancholy tempo of the song builds an intensity that feels both vulnerable and intimate.

It’s one of those songs that, even though it's rooted in a specific moment of emotional crisis, still resonates deeply with anyone who has ever experienced heartache or a moment of self-reflection in a relationship.

Billy Vera & The Beaters - At This Moment Lyrics

What did you think I would do at this moment
When you're standing before me
With tears in your eyes
Trying to tell me that you have found you another
And you just don't love me no more

What did you think I would say at this moment
When I'm faced with the knowledge
That you just don't love me
Did you think I would curse you
Or say things to hurt you
'Cause you just don't love me no more

Did you think I could hate you
Or raise my hands to you
Now come on you know me too well
How could I hurt you when darling I love you
And you know I'd never hurt you, whoa, oh

What do you think I would give at this moment
If you'd stay I'd subtract twenty years from my life
I'd fall down on my knees
Kiss the ground that you walk on
If I could just hold you again

I'd fall down on my knees
Kiss the ground that you walk on baby
If I could just hold you
If I, could just hold you

If I
If I could just hold you
Again