[Verse 1]
You trace circles on your coffee cup
Laugh it off, then you clam right up
I feel the sentence hanging in the air
Halfway spoken, but it stops right there
[Pre-Chorus]
You hold my hand a little too long
Eyes say everything, tongue stays strong
Why are you scared of what I already know
Why’s your mouth so slow
[Chorus]
I'm waiting on those three little words
Balanced on the edge of your tongue
I hear them in the quiet between breaths
In the way you stay when the night is done
I'm waiting on those three little words
Echoes only I seem to hear
Say it once and watch my doubts fall down
Turn this almost-love to something clear
[Verse 2]
We talk futures like they’re borrowed clothes
Try them on but you never quite close
You kiss my forehead at the bedroom door
Feels like a promise you’re afraid to explore
[Pre-Chorus]
You write my name in the fogged-up glass
We laugh it off, let the moment pass
Why are we dancing at the edge of truth
Why won’t you follow through
[Chorus]
I'm waiting on those three little words
Balanced on the edge of your tongue
I hear them in the quiet between breaths
In the way you stay when the night is done
I'm waiting on those three little words
Echoes only I seem to hear
Say it once and watch my doubts fall down
Turn this almost-love to something clear
[Bridge]
Maybe you think that it’s too soon (too soon)
Maybe you’ve got old ghosts in the room (ooh)
But every time you pull me in this close
Your heartbeat says what your lips won’t
[Chorus]
I'm waiting on those three little words
Balanced on the edge of your tongue
I hear them in the quiet between breaths
In the way you stay when the night is done
I'm waiting on those three little words
Echoes only I seem to hear
Say it once and let the silence break
Let my name live inside what you say