Lyrics
Verse 1
I used to lie awake at sixteen staring at the ceilingMaking up a love that felt too big for my own heartI wrote it down in diaries, I sang it to the radioA feeling I was sure existed somewhere in the dark
Pre‑Chorus
I grew up and life got realI almost stopped believing
Chorus
But here it isThe love I only dreamed of when I was youngHere it isIn the way you look at me, in the way you hold me closeI thought that kind of feeling only lived in teenage wishesBut now it’s mineThe love I dreamed of
Verse 2
You came in quiet, no fireworks, no perfect movie sceneJust steady hands and honest eyes that saw me as I amAnd somehow every silly hope I locked away at seventeenFound its way into the life I’m living with you now
Pre‑Chorus
I don’t have to close my eyesTo feel it anymore
Chorus
But here it isThe love I only dreamed of when I was youngHere it isIn the way you look at me, in the way you hold me closeI thought that kind of feeling only lived in teenage wishesBut now it’s mineThe love I dreamed of
Bridge
All those years of waiting, all those almosts and maybesLed me right to this ordinary, extraordinary placeI don’t need the fantasyI’ve got the real thing
Final Chorus
Here it isThe love I only dreamed of when I was youngHere it isIn the way you look at me, in the way you hold me closeI thought that kind of feeling only lived in teenage wishesBut now it’s mineYeah, now it’s mineThe love I dreamed of