4 and 20

Lyrics

[Intro] Mm Mhm [Verse 1] They say time waits for no man And neither does this woman I've been trying hard to understand What it be Many moons have come and gone And this little heart's still holding on To a "could be, maybe should be" Baby, crazy is all it's making me [Pre-Chorus] I've been holding on For way too long It can't go on [Chorus] You've got four and twenty hours Just one day to prove to me That your love has got the power Make me believe you'll take me where I wanna be Four and twenty hours (Hours) [Post-Chorus] And that's me Mhm, baby That's me, yes (Mm, mm) [Verse 2] They say Rome wasn't built In a day, but, hey They've got nothing on the patience That is taking me to wait See, the sands of the hourglass Are slipping through your hands Every grain has got to hurt you Takes you further from your chance [Pre-Chorus] I've been holding on (I've been holding on) For way too long (It's been too long) Either you're in or you're out [Chorus] You've got four and twenty hours (Twenty-four hours, one day) Just one day to prove to me (Show me) That your love has got the power Make me believe you'll take me where I wanna be Four and twenty hours (Hours) [Post-Chorus] Ooh, and that's me, yeah Yeah, hey (Mm) [Bridge] (Time) See, every day, I (Time) I walk out of my front door (Waits) And I'll be wishin' and hopin' (For no man) That today is the day that you're gonna (Time) You're gonna smile in front of my face and tell me something (Time) Something worth talking about (Waits) And tell me that you love me (For no man) Tell me you're gonna be a man [Chorus] And show up for me, baby You've got one day, yeah I will give you twenty-four hours, baby (Four and twenty) That's all you should need, na, na (Hours) Ooh (Four and twenty) Four and twenty hours should be (Hours) Should be enough for you, love (Four and twenty) (Hours) To make me believe, yeah (Take me where I wanna be) Make me believe that you're the man for me (Four and twenty) Baby (Hours) [Outro] Oh, yeah I gotta believe you, baby Mhm I'm gonna need more than flowers, honey child (Four and twenty) Ooh (Hours) And more than talk, I'm telling you (Four and twenty) Ooh, four and twenty hours, baby (Hours) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (Four and twenty) Yeah, yeah (Hours) Four and twenty hours should be It should be more than enough for you, you