Love Waits

There's a scared little girl
And wild little boy
Playing with love
Like a brand new toy
Not knowing that they're gonna be
Regrettin' what they're wantin' to do
Should they stop, should they start
What about their tender hearts
Does he love her
Is this boy shootin' straight
Hasn't anybody told them
If it's love, love waits

There's a scared little girl
But the wild boy is gone
And left her to decide
What is right and what is wrong
There's another life inside her now
What's the girl gonna do
She had hoped for so much more
Walking through the doctor's door
Someone tells her
That it's just a twist of fate
But will anybody tell her
If it's love, love waits

Love is patient, love is kind
It won't ever cross the line
Between what's right and wrong
It won't whisper I love you
So you better love me too
Or I'm gone, love waits

There's a pretty young girl
Dressing up for the dance
Her momma's thinking back
To that first wild romance
And memories appear
From seventeen years ago
So she pulls her aside
And with tears in her eyes
She says, darling
Please don't make this mistake
If there ever comes a time
When you want to cross that line
Let me be the one to tell you
If it's love, love waits

Love is patient, love is kind
It won't ever cross the line
Between what's right and wrong
It won't whisper I love you
So you better love me too
Or I'm long, long gone, that's wrong
Love waits, love waits
Love waits, love waits
Oh, love waits, ooh...