Raven is the color of her long curly hair Red is the dress that she knows how to wear Bluest eyes I've ever seen, maybe just a touch of green Oh, she could steal most any woman's man This would be a real good time to hold my hand ♪ She walked up and said, "Hello, it's been a while" Don't think I didn't notice the nervous in your smile Wasn't that long ago, you were a whole lot more than friends ♪ So this would be a real good time to hold my hand Don't let this moment linger Now would be the time To reach out with your fingers Get 'em tangled up with mine Let her know for sure That I'm more than just a soft place to land This would be a real good time to hold my hand If I'm your future and she's your past If it's over with her, and our love's gonna last Don't let this moment linger Now would be the time To reach out with your fingers Get 'em tangled up with mine Let her know for sure That I'm more than just a soft place to land This would be a real good time Oh, this would be a real good time This would be a real good time to hold my hand ♪ Thank you, thank you so much I always joke and say, but it is the truth that The best two and a half minutes of my life thus far Were performing that song with Dwight Yoakam On the Grammys a couple years ago