I know you've heard the excuses before   So I won't waste your time and I'll keep this short   I've bound my emotions 'cause I can't afford to be wrong      I know we've talked about being good friends   So we've been real careful of the signals we've sent   But all of your glances, they came and they went to my head      And I'm not a man to throw words to the wind   When I said I loved you that's what I meant   And I plan to show you if it takes me the rest of my life   The rest of my life, rest of my life      I don't want to rush this 'cause my greatest fear   Is taking for granted what's taken us years   To build from the ground up with all of the tears that we've cried      We've taken our time and for this I'm so glad   Now we can be sure that this moment will last   We've traveled a road of mistakes in our past to get here      So I'm not about to throw words to the wind   When I said I loved you that's what I meant   And I'm going to show you if it takes me the rest of my life   The rest of my life, the rest of my life      I'm not a man to throw words to the wind   When I said I loved you, well that's what I meant   I plan to show you if it takes me, the rest of my life