You’re on the phone with your girl friend.

She’s up set.

She’s go in’ off a bout some thin’ that you said, ’cause she does n’t get your hu mor like (C)I do.

(G)I’m in the room, it’s a typ i cal Tues day night.

I’m list ’nin’ to the kind of mu sic she does n’t like.

And she’ll nev er know your sto ry like (C)I do.

But (Am7)she wears short skirts, (C)I wear T shirts, (G)she’s cheer cap tain and (D)I’m on the bleach ers, (Am7)dream in’ ’bout the day when you (C)wake up and find that what you’re look in’ for has been here all the time.

If you could (G)see that I’m the one who un der stands you.

(D)Been here all a long.

So why can’t you (Am7)see

you be long with (C)me?

You be long with (G)me.

You’re on the phone with your girl friend.

She’s up set.

She’s go in’ off a bout some thin’ that you said, ’cause she does n’t get your hu mor like (C)I do.

(G)I’m in the room, it’s a typ i cal Tues day night.

I’m list ’nin’ to the kind of mu sic she does n’t like.

And she’ll nev er know your sto ry like (C)I do.

But (Am7)She wears high heels, (C)I wear sneak ers, (G)she’s cheer cap tain and (D)I’m on the bleach ers, (Am7)dream in’ ’bout the day when you (C)wake up and find that what you’re look in’ for has been here all the time.

If you could (G)see that I’m the one who un der stands you.

(D)Been here all a long.

So why can’t you (Am7)see

you be long with (C)me?

You be long with (G)me.

(C)me?

(G)Stand ing by and wait ing at your back door.

(D)All this time how could you not know, ba (Am7)by,

you be long with (C)me?

Oh, I re mem ber you (Am7)driv in’ to my house in the (C)mid dle of the night.

I’m the (G)one who makes you laugh when you (D)know you’re ’bout to cry.

I (Am7)know your fav ’rite songs and you (C)tell me ’bout your dreams.

Think I (G)know where you be long.

Think I (D)know it’s with me.

Can’t you (C)me?

(G)Stand in’ by here wait in’ at your back door.

(D)All this time how could you not know, ba (Am7)by,

you be long with (C)me?

You be long with (G)me.