[Intro — piano, soft strings, brushed drums] [Woman — spoken softly] You know, I used to think love was something that happened to everybody else. [Man — spoken] Funny… I was thinking the same thing. [Woman] Were you? [Man] Until I met you. [Background Singers] (Ooooh… then there was you…) ⸻ [Verse 1 — Man] I used to walk these streets alone, Take the longest way back home, I’d see two lovers passing by, Smile at them and wonder why… Everybody had somebody, Everybody, it seemed, but me, I started thinking maybe love Was something I would never see. [Woman — softly] Oh, I know that feeling… [Man] You do? [Woman] Baby, listen… ⸻ [Verse 2 — Woman] I had a little dream of mine, That someday love would come in time, But every boy who came my way Gave me another reason not to stay. So I put my little dream away, Stopped believing more each day… [Man] What happened then? [Woman] You happened, baby. [Background Singers] (Ooooh!) ⸻ [Chorus — Together] Then there was you! [Background] (There was you!) [Man] And suddenly the sun came shining— [Woman] Suddenly this heart was smiling— [Together] Suddenly the world that we once knew Looked brand-new! [Man] I found my girl— [Woman] I found my man— [Together] And now we finally understand… We weren’t unlucky in love. [Woman] No, no… [Man] We were just waiting… [Together] For each other! [Background] (Ooooh… for each other!) ⸻ [Verse 3 — Man] Now every morning when I wake— [Woman] Mmm-hmm? [Man] There’s one little thought I just can’t shake. [Woman] What’s that? [Man] How did I live before your kiss? [Woman — teasing] Oh, you managed just fine! [Man] Girl, don’t you believe it! [Woman laughs softly] [Man — singing] I had a house, but not a home, Had plenty friends, but felt alone. [Woman] Well, baby… You don’t have to be alone anymore. ⸻ [Verse 4 — Woman] I used to save my Saturday nights, Hoping someday love would treat me right, I’d put my prettiest dress away— [Man] You should’ve worn it anyway! [Woman] Who was I gonna wear it for? [Man] You could’ve worn it for me! [Woman] Baby, I didn’t know you yet! [Man — laughing] Well, that’s not my fault! [Background Singers] (Ooooh… look at those two!) [Woman — singing] But now when Saturday comes around, I know exactly where I’ll be found… [Man] Right here with me? [Woman] That’s where I wanna be. ⸻ [Chorus — Together] Then there was you! [Background] (There was you!) [Woman] Suddenly my tears stopped falling— [Man] Suddenly I heard love calling— [Together] Suddenly those lonely years we knew Were finally through! [Man] I found my girl— [Woman] I found my man— [Together] And now we finally understand… We weren’t forgotten by love. [Woman] Oh, no… [Man] Love was just waiting… [Together] To bring us together! ⸻ [Instrumental Break] (Piano plays the melody while bass dances underneath. Tambourine keeps the backbeat. Short saxophone answers the strings.) [Background Singers] (Sha-la-la-la…) (Ooooh…) (Sha-la-la-la…) Together… ⸻ [Bridge — conversational call-and-response] [Man] Suppose I’d met you five years ago? [Woman] I probably would’ve walked right past you. [Man] Walked past me?! [Woman] Mmm-hmm. [Man] Girl, you wouldn’t! [Woman] Oh yes, I would! [Man] Then I’m glad I waited. [Woman — softer] Me too. [Music settles] [Man — singing] Maybe hearts have got their own little clock… [Woman] Maybe love knows when it’s time… [Man] Maybe every road I walked… [Woman] And every road of mine… [Together] Had to turn a thousand corners Till your road crossed mine. [Background] (Ooooh…) ⸻ [Man — softly] And I’d walk them all again. [Woman] Every single one? [Man] Every single one. [Woman] Why? [Man] Because they brought me to you. [Woman — quietly] Oh, baby… ⸻ [Final Chorus — Together] Then there was you! [Background] (There was you!) [Man] My lonely days are over— [Woman] Come a little closer— [Together] Everything I thought I’d never find Was here all the time! [Man] I found my girl! [Woman] I found my man! [Together] And now we finally understand… Sometimes you’ve gotta wait for love— [Background] (Wait for love!) [Man] Don’t rush it— [Woman] Don’t chase it— [Together] ’Cause when the right one comes along… Your heart will know. ⸻ [Outro — playful duet] [Man] Hey, baby? [Woman] Hmm? [Man] You still would’ve walked past me? [Woman] Five years ago? [Man] Yeah. [Woman] Absolutely. [Man] Aw, come on now! [Woman — laughing] But I wouldn’t walk past you today. [Man] That’s more like it. [Together — singing] Then there was you… [Background] (Ooooh… there was you…) [Woman] My baby… [Man] My girl… [Together] Two lonely hearts Found each other in this world. [Background — fading] (Sha-la-la-la…) (There was you…) (Sha-la-la-la…) [Woman] I’m glad I waited. [Man] So am I, baby. [Together — softly] Then there was you…
