A time for us (love theme from romeo and juliet)- artist: johnny mathis- peak billboard position # 96 in 1969- competing instrumental version by henry mancini charted at # 1- from the 1968 film produced by franco zeffirelli and starring leonard whiting and olivia hussey- words by larry kusik and eddie snyder and music by nino rotaa time for us, some day there'll bewhen chains are torn by courage born of a love that's freea time when dreams so long denied can flourishas we unveil the love we now must hidea time for us, at last to seea life worthwhile for you and meand with our love, through tears and thornswe will endure as we pass surely through every storma time for us, some day there'll be a new worlda world of shining hope for you and me<instrumental interlude—last two lines of second verse>for you and meand with our love, through tears and thornswe will endure as we pass surely through every storma time for us, some day there'll be a new worlda world of shining hope for you and mea world of shining hope for you and metranscribed by robin hood