[Intro]


[Verse 1]
             
You're on the 

              
phone with you

              
r girlfriend, 

        
she's upset
              
She's going of

              
f about someth

             
ing that you s


aid 
              
'Cause she doe

              
sn't get your 

           
humor like I d

o
             
I'm in the roo

              
m it's a typic

            
al Tuesday nig

ht 
              
I'm listening 

              
to the kind of

              
 music she doe

      
sn't like 
              
And she'll nev

              
er know your s

          
tory like I do

 

[Pre-chorus]
            
But she wears 

              
short skirts, 


I wear T-shirt

s 
             
She's cheer ca

          
ptain and I'm 

on the bleache

rs 
            
Dreaming about

              
 the day when 

    
you wake up an

d find
              
That what you'

  
re looking for

 has been here

 the whole tim

e 

[Chorus]
             
If you could s

ee that I'm th

e one who unde

rstands you 
             
Been here all 

              
along, so why 

          
can't you see?
              
You belong wit

             
h me, you belo

        
ng with me

[Verse 2]
             
Walkin' the st

              
reets with you

              
 and your worn

      
 out jeans 
              
I can't help t

              
hinking this i

              
s how it ought

    
 to be 
              
Laughing on a 

              
park bench, th

            
inking to myse

lf  "Hey isn't

 this easy?" 
             
And you've got

              
 a smile that 

              
could light up

            
 this whole to

wn
              
I haven't seen

              
 it in a while

              
 since she bro

         
ught you down 
You say you're fine, I know you better then that 

Hey whatcha do

ing with a gir

l like that 

[Pre-chorus]
            
She wears high

        
 heels, I wear

 sneakers 
             
Shes cheer cap

         
tain and I'm o

n the bleacher

s 
            
Dreaming about

         
 the day when 

you wake up an

d find
              
That what you'

   
re looking for

 has been here

 the whole tim

e 

[Chorus]
             
If you could s

ee that I'm th

e one who unde

rstands you 
             
Been here all 

              
along, so why 

          
can't you see?
              
You belong wit

  
h me

Standing by an

d waiting at y

our back door 
             
All this time 

              
how could you 

             
not know, baby


 
              
You belong wit

  
h me, you belo

ng with me 

[Interlude]    

[Bridge]
              
Oh I remember 

    
you drivin' to

 my house
       
In the middle 

of the night 
        
I'm the one wh

o makes you la

ugh 
         
When you know 

you're about t

o cry 
      
And I know you

r favorite son

gs 
        
And you tell m

e about your d

reams 
        
Think I know w

here you belon

g 
        
Think I know i

t's with me

[Chours]
          
Can't you see 

that I'm the o

ne who underst

ands you 
             
Been here all 

              
along, so why 

          
can't you see?
              
You belong wit

  
h me

Standing by an

d waiting at y

our back door 
             
All this time 

              
how could you 

             
not know, baby


 
              
You belong wit

             
h me, you belo

        
ng with me 
              
You belong wit

  
h me 
              
Have you ever 

              
thought just m

  
aybe
              
You belong wit

             
h me, you belo

        
ng with me