I know you've heard the excuses before
So I won't waste your time
And I'll keep this short
I've bound my emotions
'Cause I can't afford to be wrong.

I know we've talked about being good friends
So we've been real careful of the signals we've sent
But all of your glances
They came and they went to my head.

And I'm not a man to throw words to the wind
When I said I love you, that's what I meant
And I plan to show you if it takes me the rest of my life
The rest of my life
The rest of my life.

I don't want to rush this
'Cause my greatest fear
Is taking for granted what's taken us years
Build from the ground up with all of the tears
That we've cried
Taking our time and for this I'm so glad
And we can be sure that this moment will last
We've travelled the road of mistakes of our past to get here.

So I'm not about to throw words to the wind
When I said I love you, that's what I meant
And I'm going to show you if it takes me the rest of my life
The rest of my life
The rest of my life.

I'm not a man to throw words to the wind
When I said I love you, that's what I meant
I plan to show you if it takes me the rest of my life.