That Was Then

Guess you never really know Just what you've got Until you finally realize She could be gone And know that I've been taking you for granted For the longest time All you want Is someone who really cares And I didn't even Notice you were there I promise I'll never ever Make that same mistake not twice That was then This is now Take some time to come around All I want to do Is try again Show you how I know that it's all about Givin' attention to you I was a fool for way too long What you wanted, could not see That was then This is now Took some time to figure out Love is all you need Guess I never thought about it before I was thinkin' of myself And nothing more Didn't even want to try to find out How you really feel (how you really feel) Now I see That I'm the lucky one It's true What we got You know I never want to lose I was trippin' in a fantasy And missing what was real That was then This is now Take some time to come around All I want to do Is try again Show you how I know that it's all about Givin' attention to you I was a fool for way too long What you wanted, could not see That was then This is now Took some time to figure out Love is all you need I used to be someone Who really only really though about Themselves and no one else And you could tell baby But as before I understood Be with you 'Cause something is good Gotta let her know And I want you to know You're always my priority And I want to give you more Than all the love you need Took a little time Now you know my fantasy That you're my world (yeah) I never want our love to fail I'm gonna do whatever it takes No I'm never gonna let it slip away 'Cause you're my girl, yes you are That was then This is now Take some time to come around All I want to do Is try again Show you how I know that it's all about Givin' attention to you I was a fool for way too long What you wanted, could not see That was then This is now Took some time to figure out Love is all you need You're always my priority And I want to give you more Than all the love you need Took a little time Now you know my fantasy That you're my world (yes you are) I never want our love to fail I'm gonna do whatever it takes No I'm never gonna let it slip away 'Cause you're my girl, yes you are That was then This is now Take some time to come around All I want to do Is try again Show you how I know that it's all about Givin' attention to you I was a fool for way too long What you wanted, could not see That was then This is now Took some time to figure out Love is all you need Comin' around And ready to show you how I'm gonna change girl