From the time you were a little girl
I watched you playing by the river
Running through the cotton fields
Growing up way too fast
Lost in your own little world
You were only fifteen going on twenty-one
Working on trying to skip on past
I see and know where you are
You feel all that fire in your heart
I hear that boy pulling up in his car
You wanna leave
Think you're ready to fly
Say you know what you want
And you've made up your mind
But there'll never be another
Like this moment in your life
Take it from me
Ah girl, Take your time
So much of me in you
I was always in a hurry
And I knew where I was heading
I was gonna get there yesterday
Love will come out of the blue
And it's never what you think it is
And even if it really is
It ain't gonna hurt to wait
I see and know where you are
You feel all that fire in your heart
I hear that boy pulling up in his car
You wanna leave
Think you're ready to fly
Say you know what you want
And you've made up your mind
But there'll never be another
Like this moment in your life
Take it from me
Ah yeah, take your time
I see and know where you are
You feel all that fire in your heart
I hear that boy driving up in his car
You wanna leave
Think you're ready to fly
Say you know what you want
And you've made up your mind
But there'll never be another
Like this moment in your life
Take it from me
Ah girl, take your time
Take your time
Ah baby girl, if you really want
Take your time