All This Time Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Six on the second hand to New Years' resolutions
And there's just no question what this man should do
Take all the time lost, all the days that I cost
Take what I took and give it back to you

[Chorus]
All this time we were waiting for each other
All this time I was waiting for you
We got all these words, can't waste them on another
So I'm straight in a straight line running back to you

[Verse 2]
I don't know what day it is, I had to check the paper
And I don't know the city, but it isn't home
But you say I'm lucky to love something that loves me
But I'm torn as I could be wherever I roam
Hear me say...

[Chorus]
All this time we were waiting for each other
All this time I was waiting for you
We got all these words, can't waste them on another
So I'm straight in a straight line, running back to you
Yeah, oh, running back to you
Oh, running back to you, yeah
[Bridge]
Oh, and we're just so far
And we're just so far
To get back where you are

[Chorus]
All this time we were waiting for each other
All this time I was waiting for you
We got all this love, can't waste it on another
So I'm straight in a straight line, running back to you
I'm straight in a straight line, running back to you, yeah
Straight in a straight line, running back to you

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Perhaps the most sincere love song released by OneRepublic, “All This Time” was presumably written for Ryan Tedder’s wife, Genevieve.

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