You ought to know by now,    Love is the look in my eyes;    Lovin' the way you smile when I say,    "I wish you would stay."    You bring out all the youth in me,    I laugh and cry out all the truth in me,    Out o' love.    You should know by now.       Haven't you felt by now    Just what it's like to be loved;    Knowin' that certain touch when you're sure    Time won't give you more.    You bring out all the best in me;    I wanna hold you till you feel the need somehow    You should know by now       If I could just find the words,    I wouldn't be left so lonely;    I'm your one, my only.    Then I'd show you how    Ev'ry move as smooth as silk,    Say you will; say you will.       Hasn't it crossed your mind    Haven't you known all the time    Honestly tell me now,    Has it shown?    How much love has grown;    The way I tremble at the sight of you.    I want to learn to love you through and through,    This I'll beg.    You should know by now,    Hmm-mmm.       By now.    You should know by now,    Don't you think you should know by now?    Ooh