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 love 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   The rest of my life.      I don't want to rush this   'Cause my greatest fear   Is taking for granted what's taken us years   Build from the ground up with all of the tears   That we've cried   Taking our time and for this I'm so glad   And we can be sure that this moment will last   We've travelled the road of mistakes of our past to get here.      So I'm not about to throw words to the wind   When I said I love 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 love you, that's what I meant   I plan to show you if it takes me the rest of my life.