I´ve known for a long time
The kind of girl you are.
Of a smile that covers teardrops,
The way your head yields to you heart.
Of things you´ve kept inside
That most girls couldn´t bear.
I´ve known you for a long time
But I´ve just begun to care.

I´ve known of all the heartaches
I´ve known of all the pain.
I´ve seen you when the sun shines.
And I´ve seen you when it rains.
I´ve seen you make a look of love
From just an icy stare.
I´ve known you for a long time
But I´ve just begun to care.

I know I´ve been blind
To not have loved you all this time.
But the image of you wasn´t clear.
I guess I´ve been standing too near.

Oh, it´s taken me a while
But I have fin´ly found
What you are to me
And that´s what really counts.
And what you are to me
Is something we can share.
I´ve known you for a long time
But I´ve just begun to care.

[Instrumental]

[Repeat last verse]