The Answer Was There

Intro

Mm

Mm-hmm

Oh-oh

Chorus

Seventeen months and I finally know

The answer was there all along

Now I'm standing in the afterglow

Wondering where I went wrong

Verse 1

Back when the bell rang on your smile

I could've sworn I saw it then

Every little glance took a while

I kept it buried deep within

Pre-Chorus

If you'd only whispered it loud

Right there in the middle of the crowd

I'd have held you close somehow

Chorus

Seventeen months and I finally know

The answer was there all along

Now I'm standing in the afterglow

Wondering where I went wrong

Verse 2

You signed your name across my calendar

Seventeen circles 'round the date

I read it like a foreign visitor

Now it's way, way too late

Pre-Chorus

If you'd only written the sign

Right there on the dotted line

I'd have reached out and held mine

Chorus

Seventeen months and I finally know

The answer was there all along

Now I'm standing in the afterglow

Wondering where I went wrong

Breakdown

Oh the obvious

Staring back at me

Oh the obvious

How I couldn't see

Chorus

Seventeen months and I finally know

The answer was there all along

Now I'm standing in the afterglow

Wondering where I went wrong