[Verse 1]

I see you every day

I guess we walk the same way

To wherever we're going

And every morning and every night

And do you smile to be polite?

No way of knowing

[Pre-Chorus 1]

And I can't explain it

But I'm not complaining

If I'm happy or sad

If only we had

[Chorus]

Just a minute longer than this

Just a little closer than this

I would get to know you a little bit better

I could tell you

If only we had just a minute longer

[Verse 2]

A moment had arrived

It was just the right time for conversation

And he asked me

"What do you do? What is your name? Where are you from?"

But before long, we're at the station

Ooh

[Pre-Chorus 2]

And I was so frustrated

In fact, devastated

I feel happy but sad

If only we had

[Chorus]

Just a minute longer than this

Just a little closer than this

I would get to know you a little bit better

I could tell you

If only we had just a minute longer

[Bridge]

I wonder

I wonder what you think about

Do you think about me?

Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I just believe

And I know what I see

Forever wishing there would be another day

Oh, if only we had

I don't care, happy or sad

[Chorus]

Just a minute longer

Just a little bit longer

A little bit

A little bit better

Just a minute longer, oh baby

Just a little bit longer

Oh

Just a minute longer

And I can't explain it

But I'm not complaining

If I'm happy or sad

If only we had

[Outro]

Oh, whoa, oh

Oh, whoa, oh

Oh, whoa, oh

Just a minute longer, oh baby

If I'm happy or sad

Just a minute longer

If I'm happy or sad

A little bit better