Give It Time

I have to give it time I have to give- Just a girl with some lofty dreams Wrote 'em down in 2014 I can still recreate the scene Curtain down, as they stood to their feet Wanted the stage, wanted the lights Wanted to climb to the Hollywood sign On top of the world in the blink of an eye But I had to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) I had to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) New year, same girl, with the same dream Still singing to the mirror in front of me Bought a camera downtown real cheap Meredith took a press shot for me I whispered a prayer, said to the Lord I won't make a move 'til you open the door I whispered a prayer, looked for a sign But I had to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) Yeah, I had to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) Why do you wait when it's all that you want? How do you stay when you're ready to run? How do you know when it's time to move on? Yeah, I had to give it time Why do you wait when it's all that you want? How do you stay when you're ready to run? How do you know when it's time to move on? (Yeah) Looking back, you can see it all In the moment, it feels like a freefall God never seems to color in a straight line We have to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) We have to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) We have to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) We have to give it time (Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah, yeah) Why do you wait when it's all that you want? How do you stay when you're ready to run? How do you know when it's time to move on? Yeah, we have to give it time How do you wait when it's all that you want? How do you stay when you're ready to run? How do you know when it's time to move on? We have to give it time