[Verse 1]
Back in high school halls
I kept my cool
But every time you passed
I lost my rules
Your laugh in the gym
Your name in my notes
I wore that secret
Under my coat
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted you then
I wanted you bad
Years kept the ache
I never had
Now you look at me
And my heart won’t hide
All those old nights
Come back alive
[Chorus]
I wanted you for years
(For years, for years)
I wanted more than friends
(Than friends, than friends)
And now you’re in my arms
(You’re in my arms)
Now you’re mine at last
Mine at last
[Verse 2]
I watched from the sidelines
Slow and unsure
You were the whole dream
I couldn’t ignore
Every school bell ring
Every faded day
I kept your shadow
In a song away
[Pre-Chorus]
I wanted you then
I wanted you bad
Years kept the ache
I never had
Now you look at me
And my knees go weak
The girl I loved in secret
Finally loves me
[Chorus]
I wanted you for years
(For years, for years)
I wanted more than friends
(Than friends, than friends)
And now you’re in my arms
(You’re in my arms)
Now you’re mine at last
Mine at last
[Bridge]
If I could go back
I’d tell the kid in the back row
Don’t be so scared
Don’t let her go
All that waiting
All that hurt
Led me to this moment
Led me to your shirt
[Chorus]
I wanted you for years
(For years, for years)
I wanted more than friends
(Than friends, than friends)
And now you’re in my arms
(You’re in my arms)
Now you’re mine at last
Mine at last