[Intro]
(Deep, raspy voice; slow acoustic)
There’s a kind of love that don’t come easy,
Takes a long road and a man who won’t quit,
I saw you once and I just knew,
My whole world was gonna start with you.
[Verse 1]
(Steady, warm tone)
You stood quiet, kept your space,
Didn’t let nobody read your face,
Every step I took got turned away,
But I showed back up the very next day.
Didn’t bring roses or fancy lines,
Just gave you truth and a little time,
Kept my word and I stayed the same,
Callin’ softly on your name.
I watched the seasons come and go,
Through the heat and winter’s cold,
Still I stayed right where you were,
Holdin’ on to somethin’ sure.
[Chorus]
(Stronger, emotional rasp)
So I kept on knockin’ on your door,
Even when you said no more,
Held on tight through the doubt and dark,
Just a stubborn man with a hopeful heart,
Every mile, every scar,
Led me right to where you are,
’Cause love don’t rush, it plays its part—
Sometimes it’s a slow burn to your heart.
[Verse 2]
(Slightly fuller sound)
People talk, said let it go,
“She ain’t ever gonna let you close,”
But I believed in what I felt,
Even when I stood there by myself.
Time rolled on like a slow train track,
But I never once thought of turnin’ back,
Every no just made me see,
What you could someday be with me.
Then one night you looked my way,
Like the walls just slipped away,
In your eyes I finally found,
What I’d been chasin’ all around.
[Chorus]
(Full, rich vocal)
Yeah I kept on knockin’ on your door,
Even when you said no more,
With a worn-out dream and steady hands,
Just a heart that would understand,
All those nights, all those fears,
Led me right here through the years,
’Cause love don’t rush, it plays its part—
Sometimes it’s a slow burn to your heart.
[Bridge]
(Soft, low, gravelly)
I ain’t no hero, never tried to be,
Just a man who saw what love could be,
Didn’t have much, just faith and time,
And a reason I could call mine.
I stood my ground when hope was thin,
Took every loss like a quiet wind,
But I knew deep down from the start,
You were worth every broken part.
[Outro]
(Soft fade, warm tone)
Now you’re standin’ here with me,
Everything we used to dream,
All that time was worth the start—
Of winnin’ over your heart,
Yeah not givin’ up was the spark…
That lit a fire in your heart,
And I’d walk that road again,
Through every loss, through every bend,
’Cause in the end I finally found—
Your love was worth the long way ‘round.
carltheboss101
