[Verse 1] I'm going to answer, protecting It can be so hard to forgive It's not what I thought and it's not what I pictured When I was imagining my man You are so nervous all of the time giving the cla**ics I know that imagining my man Imagining, imagining my man [Chorus] All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay You were right, love takes time, hey, hey [Verse 2] You have this dream, apparently I'm not done I leave and it's twelve-fold If you get [?] Be honest, respectful [Chorus] All my life (hey!) I never tried to stay You were right, love takes time, hey, hey [Bridge] I hope one dream will get the [?] Lucky to be given the chance I do not have the answer But I don't have the wish to go back [Chorus] All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay You were right (yes!), love takes time, hey, hey All my life (hey!) I've had to fight to stay You were right, love takes time, hey, hey