Verse 1
it started with a simple game
you laughed and pushed the napkin in my name
a coin between our fingers, cold and true
corner diner neon, two for the price of truth
we bet on coffee, a dare, the jukebox played our song
small-town clock hands spinning, nothing felt wrong
I tucked your glove in my coat before you left
a quiet promise left unsaid, in the pocket of my breath
Pre-Chorus
I never thought it will be love that's pure
one heartbeat louder, then one heartbeat more
we traded jokes for stares and late-night plans
so fragile and so fearless in our hands
Chorus
Ooh — we started small, now the world feels wide
Ooh — every midnight is a tide
Only time will tell, the chorus swells
Only time will tell, the story we can’t shelve
We flip the coin, we hold it close and dwell
Only time will tell
Verse 2
The middle showed its teeth on a rainy Thursday night
you missed the call, I watched the streetlight fight
we argued over tiny things that felt like storms
you slammed the car door, walked off in old rain-worn jeans
I found your sweater on the chair, smelled like borrowed air
I traced the map of where we broke, then stitched it with a dare
A late-night call, a quiet laugh, the silence broke in two
I learned that falling isn’t gentle, but falling back is true
Pre-Chorus
I never thought it will be love that's pure
but here we are, knotted up, unsure
the fear still hums beneath the skin
and yet your hand keeps finding mine again
Chorus
Ooh — we started small, now the world feels wide
Ooh — every midnight is a tide
Only time will tell, the chorus swells
Only time will tell, the story we can’t shelve
We flip the coin, we hold it close and dwell
Only time will tell
Bridge
We bet on small things — a coffee, a sunrise, a dare
we learned each other’s edges, how to meet the stare
you left a note in the book, I left a song on your phone
we built a little universe out of every small unknown
a quiet breakfast tray, toast buttered with a laugh
you plucked the last wild dandelion from my path
I fold the moments like a map into my palm
and whisper: stay, or stay with me until the calm
Chorus — full
Ooh — louder now, with instruments and lights
Ooh — windows open wide to summer nights
Only time will tell — let the chorus swell
Only time will tell — we’re learning how to dwell
We flip the coin, we don’t have to know it all
Only time will tell
Outro
A tiny gesture — I leave your key on the kitchen rail
you brew the coffee, watch the morning color pale
we walk slow down a street that used to be unknown
and every step says maybe, in the language of our own
I'm scared how will end up but ooh well only time will tell
