I watched a lot of late night TV wide awake
Ate tons of fried stuff and slept in till ten
Saw all those sci-fi films where everything looks fake
Walked through the park then home alone again
I sang dumb country songs and took too many naps
Stared into space not moving like at all
I think I spent four weeks just knitting stupid caps
I'd hold my phone but never make a call
But all that wasting time was through in just three minutes
After I met you
Three minutes seem like nothing Three minutes go so fast
But if you find the person who makes those minutes last
Look close and if you're lucky be smart enough to know
Three minutes can start something that has some room to grow
Minute one was just a means to minute two
So I could see that a lot can happen quickly
And we fell in love by minute three
I like the way you whistle while you fold the clothes
You leave a mess in every room you're in
It makes no difference far as peaceful living goes
You keep me calm and that's a total win
You've got opinions on the way most humans
live We don't agree too much but that's okay
I'm happy when we talk of that I'm positive
You make me better every single day
I'm feeling good and that's no crime
Let's be in love three minutes at a time
Three minutes while we're laughing Three minutes when we're sad
We break it down so simply that nothing feels too bad
I thought before I met you I'd learned how not to feel
And if that sounds pathetic at least you know it's real
So I'll take my life in moments and count seconds by the score
Then I'll add them all up at the end
and ask for just three minutes more
So we could have just one more night,
one more fight,
one more kiss,
one more moment like this
And if we should drift for a day that's
okay when we know if I go it's so true
Three minutes later I'd be running back to you
Three minutes are enough now it's finally coming clear
Each minute spent so wisely is worth another year
Thank God I wasted time until you were standing there
You knew how much I liked you I couldn't help but stare
And I'm grateful for the minutes gone and minutes yet to be
See I'm thrilled to find that time with you is time I get for free
Thanks for spending all your awesome
minutes sitting here in love with me