The clock strikes one, and you're still running circles in my mind And it's the best things have ever been, it's the best things have ever been The clock strikes two, and I'm still falling for you And with every tick of the tock that's on the clock, I'm longing for you So I'll curse the ceiling cause it's the only thing that's keeping me from lying under the stars And I'll curse the distance between you and me, cause if it weren't for it, you'd be here in my arms I wish that you were here to guide my weary head to rest Because every word that I sing without you is a waste of my breath Hold me up, don't let me down, just stay with me tonight Whisper in my ear "I love you so, sweet dreams, sleep tight" So I'll curse the ceiling cause it's the only thing that's keeping me from lying under the stars And I'll curse the distance between you and me, cause if it weren't for it, you'd be here in my arms So I'll curse the ceiling cause it's the only thing that's keeping us from lying under the stars And I'll curse the distance between you and me, cause if it weren't for it, you'd be here in my arms And I head for the door, but you stop me short Because it's getting harder to say good-bye Lean in where our lips can meet And please don't let me go, just hold me here with you tonight And you count the beats of my rapidly beating heart And I feel so alive wrapped up here in your arms And you count the breaths as I drift off to sleep And I feel so in love knowing you've fallen in love with me Oh I've been alone for far too long Darling, please free me from singing this same old song And I'm no good at living without you, please girl don't make me try I can't live one more day like this, just stay here with me, you and I So when that clock strikes one, I won't be walking for that door No I'll be bended on one knee, oh I'll be begging for you more So if you count those breaths and kept track of the beats You'll know I feel so alive knowing you've fallen in love with me So I'll curse the ceiling cause it's the only thing that's keeping us from lying under the stars And I'll curse the distance between you and me, cause if it weren't for it, you'd be here in my arms