[Verse 1] [finger style acoustic intro] [plain, spoken word, building up to the wonder of the last line] [full band, subtle performance] We were standing in the movie line Corralling kids or at least trying When I looked past your eyes I suddenly realized How much I'd been missing of you No time to think on that Get to the seats, another head count Popcorn in the little hands Lights down, all eyes were transfixed But that thought kept breaking through [Chorus] [less restrained, melodic, emotional] It was there all the while Caught up in the here and now I don't know how I failed to see Just how much you matter to me Here I was just missing the new It's taken me years, it's true To see what was right in front of me Just how much you matter to me [Verse 2] [paced picks up, melodic and focused] Couldn't get the thought out of my head Back home and the kids to bed Easily done after a night of fun And some time in the yard to run Veggies for snacks to wash in the sink A hundred things I ought to think But every trail led back to you And what I'd somehow crowded out [Chorus] [less restrained, melodic, emotional] It was there all the while Caught up in the here and now I don't know how I failed to see Just how much you matter to me Here I was, just missing the new It's taken me years, it's true To see what was right in front of me Just how much you matter to me [Bridge] [slight uptick in pace, the understanding sinks in] Years go by in little pieces Soccer games and the shopping list Building this life together And somehow managing to miss The one who's been beside me Through every good day and hard night I thought love lived in the big moments Turns out it was here - the whole time [Final Chorus] [unrestrained, melodic, deeply emotional] It was there all the while Caught up in the here and now I don't know how I failed to see Just how much you matter to me Here I was just missing the new It's taken me years, it's true You have been right here beside me I don't know how I failed to see Just how much you matter to me [Outro] [conversational, wonder with a deep appreciation] [finger style acoustic intro] [add full band, subtle instrumentation] I could talk about your beauty I know that thought will bore you I have learned a lesson or two I always thought it was your mind It's true you're one of a kind It should have long since occurred to me The love was always right there to see
