[Verse 1] You left before the morning light You never stayed to see us shine I had the whole world at my door But you walked away and asked for more The city was beginning to glow We were so close, but you had to go You closed the door before we flew Right when I was getting through to you [Pre-Chorus] Now everything is moving fast And you keep looking at the past You see the fire that I became But you were gone before the flame [Chorus] You only had to wait Wait, wait, just one more day You only had to stay Stay, stay, don't walk away Time would've shown you We were gonna make it I was so close to breaking through You only had to wait You only had to wait [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, you only had to wait Oh-oh, you only had to stay Oh-oh, now it's too late You only had to wait [Verse 2] I still remember what you said “This isn't working,” then you left You couldn't see what I could see You gave up before you believed in me Now you watch me from afar While I'm becoming who we said we'd be Everything we built is out of reach You lost the future you could've seen [Pre-Chorus] And now you finally understand Everything you couldn't see back then You see the light, you feel the flame But you can't turn back time again [Chorus] You only had to wait Wait, wait, just one more day You only had to stay Stay, stay, don't walk away Time would've shown you We were gonna make it I was so close to breaking through You only had to wait You only had to wait [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, you only had to wait Oh-oh, you only had to stay Oh-oh, now it's too late You only had to wait [Bridge] It wasn't forever It wasn't that long Just one more minute And we'd be so strong You chose to leave When the best was coming Now you hear my name But you can't touch nothing [Build] You only had to wait You only had to stay You only had to trust You only had to wait [Final Chorus] You only had to wait Wait, wait, just one more day You only had to stay Stay, stay, don't walk away Everything would've changed If you would've stayed I was so close to breaking through You only had to wait You only had to trust Even when it hurt this much Now the moment's gone away And love don't wait [Final Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, you only had to wait Oh-oh, you only had to stay Oh-oh, now it's too late You only had to wait You only had to wait You only had to wait [Outro] Now it's too late I've learned to walk away What couldn't wait for me Will never come back again
