A dozen roses by your bedside A suitcase sprawled out on the floor An unlikely scene for a beauty queen But I'm lost in your eyes once more The clock says its a quarter past one And I've got to get on back home I get up to leave, but you grab my sleeve And say hey don't you leave me alone Why can't time go by slower When I get to spend it with you I'd sit and listen to your still soft voice And picture a life with you The clock doesn't share our disdain That time keeps moving so fast You're here in my arms, we don't need no alarms I just want this moment to last You say that you don't need a man And we both know that it's true The roses by your bed, soon will be dead Then what will we have to hold to Why can't time go by slower When I get to spend it with you I'd sit and listen to your still soft voice And picture a life with you Another boquet An object Of affection A true reflection Of my heart Being worn on my sleeve I just want to believe That these roses are the start of something That we both can cherish and hold I hope that one day, we'll look back and say These roses never really grew old Why can't time go by slower When I get to spend it with you I'd sit and listen to your still soft voice And picture a life with you I'd picture my life with you