[Intro]

          
         


[Verse 1]


  Shed a tear 

cause I'm miss

ing you

  I'm still al

right to smile
             
  Girl I think

              
 about you eve

                
ry day now

  Was a time w

hen I wasn't s

ure
       
But you set my

 mind at ease
             
  There is no 

              
doubt, you're 

             
in my heart no

        
w


[Chorus]

             
  Said woman, 


take it slow
             
It'll work its

         
elf out fine
             
All we need is

             
 just a little

                
 patience
             
  Said sugar, 


make it slow a

nd
             
It'll come tog

       
ether fine
             
All we need is

             
 just a little

                
 patience
     
            Pa

     
tience (whispe

 
red)
     
      uuuuuuuu

     
uuuuuuuuuuuuuu

 
uuh
     
yeaaaaaaaaaaaa

      
aaaaah


[Verse 2]


  I sit here o

n the stairs
         
Cause I'd rath

er be alone
   
If I can't hav

e you right no

w
             
I'll wait, dea

        
r

  Sometimes I 

get so tense
      
But I can't sp

eed up the tim

e
    
But you know l

ove, there's o

ne more thing
          
To consider

     

    

[Chorus]

             
  Said woman, 


take it slow
             
And things wil

           
l be just fine
             
You and I’ll j

             
ust use a litt

                   
le patience
             
  Said sugar, 


take the time
             
Cause the ligh

              
ts are shining

   
 bright
             
You and I've g

             
ot what it tak

                   
es to make it
             
We won't fake 

       
it
        
Ahh,   I'll ne

                 
ver break it
        
 Cause I can't

                 
 take it


[Solo]

                             
                             
           
           
           


[Bridge]

      
              

           
A little patie

   
nce
  
Mmmmm yeah
       
Mmmmm yeah

              
Need a little 

  
patience
     
Yeaaaaah
              
Just a little 

  
patience
     
yeaaaaah


[Verse 3]


  I've been wa

lking the stre

ets tonight

  Just trying 

to get it righ

t

  It's hard to

 see with so m

any around
    
You know I don

’t like being 

stuck in the c

rowd
        
And the street

s don't change

 but baby the 

names

  I ain't got 

time for the g

ame
         
Cause I need y

ou
              
Yeah yeah, wel

    
l I need you
         
Ooooh, I need 

you
       
Woh, I need yo

u
             
Ooooh, this ti

        
me