It isn’t just a game we play on Sundays
I love the subtle way of wasting my whole day with you
As we’re lying here, I start to wonder, “Could this moment be
the one that precedes the biggest one of all?”
Call it white or call it black, but I will not ignore this good thing that
we have
It may be too soon, so I will train my mind on something else this once until
it’s right

[Chorus 1]
Learn to be patient with love; it will pay off, if you just hold your tongue
And it’s amazing what a focused mind can do, so I will hold off
as long as I can before I say, “I love you.”

The first fight didn’t seem so catastrophic
The way you looked at me with anger in your eyes
didn’t scare me off like it usually would
Something must have happened to me to make me stand by you…
Deeper, still, did I feel, but it was not the time to say what I had in mind;
however, I knew that I was on the right track—the day was coming soon;
my mantra followed through!

[Chorus 2]
Learn to be patient with love! It will pay off, if you just hold your tongue!
It works the same way for everything—a little patience and some time is
the best way…

[Bridge]
We live our lives before we die believing that we’re racing time.
We scramble to find the one, we jump the gun, and then our time is up!

In reality, the Game tests your patience,
your ability to go for what you want, then along the way,
you must realize that love, too, is in its own way a job.
Take that as you will, but if there’s one you want, don’t run and
tell him how you feel!
There will be a time, until then act as if you’ve got nothing to lose—
and from many to choose!

[Chorus 3]
Learn to be patient with love! It will pay off, if you just hold your tongue!
It works the same way for everything—a little waiting and some time is
the best way

Learn to be patient with love! It will pay off, if you just hold your tongue!
It works the same way for everything—a little waiting’s all you’ll do before you say, “I love you!”