[Intro – Gentle fingerpicked acoustic guitar, faint church bells ringing in the distance, soft humming] [Verse 1 – Soft, intimate vocals] You took your time I watched the seasons Paint another year across my door I learned to sleep Beside the silence Never thought I'd wish for something more I made my peace With all the empty Spaces where a heart was meant to be Then you arrived Like Sunday morning And made a little home inside of me [Pre-Chorus – Delicate rising melody] And I don't know how the years went by Or how you found me in this life But every road I walked alone Was just a road that led me home [Chorus – Tender, emotional, soaring gently] You took your time And I just lifted Higher off the ground than before You took my life And made it yours now Making all the little plans I've dreamed of And when the singing song I play Finds its way down memory lane I'll kiss you tender, hold you tight And thank the stars for that one night Oh, love... You took your time [Instrumental – Gentle fingerpicking, distant church bells, warm cello] [Verse 2 – Almost whispered, like a lullaby] I'll take your hand When we're much older When the silver finds its way into our hair And if you cry I'll pull you closer Let you know that I am always there And if the world Should lose its colour And the days grow shorter than before I'll sing the song I wrote you, darling Till you close your eyes and dream once more [Pre-Chorus – Voice trembling slightly] And I don't need a thousand years Just one more morning with you here And if the heavens call my name I'd choose this life with you again [Chorus – Richer vocals, soft strings swelling] You took your time And I just lifted Higher off the ground than before You took my life And made it yours now Making all the little plans I've dreamed of And when the singing song I play Finds its way down memory lane I'll kiss you tender, hold you tight And thank the stars for that one night Oh, love... You took your time [Bridge – Guitar nearly silent, distant church bells, raw breaking voice] And when the bells ring out someday And all our colours turn to grey If there's a heaven somewhere high I'll find you on the other side And if they ask me what I'd change I'd live it all the same again The little house, the sleepless nights The way you smiled beneath the lights [Pause – Single acoustic guitar note, church bell fading] [Final Chorus – Emotional, fragile vocal building into a soaring release] You took your time And I just lifted Higher than I'd ever been before You took my heart And made it yours now And I couldn't love you anymore And when the final song I play Becomes a distant yesterday I'll kiss you tender, hold you tight Like I did on that first night And if forever passes by I'll love you past the end of time Oh, love... You took your time [Outro – Whispered vocals, gentle fingerpicking, distant church bells] You took your time... And I found mine... In you... [Soft humming, final church bell ringing into silence]
