I've known for a long time the kind of girl you are

Of the smile that covers teardrops

The way your head yields to your 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 heartache

And I've known of all the pain

'Cause 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 begin 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 that I've been standing too near

Oh, it's taken me awhile

But I have finally 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

I guess that I've been standing too near

Oh, it's taken me awhile

But I have finally found

What you are to me

And that's what really counts

Ansd what you are to me

Is something we both share

I've known you for a long time

But I've just begun to care

Yes, I've knows you for a long time,

But I've just begun to care