Not Yet

When I was ten, I would watch my mother
Put her stockings on and say "Mommy, can I wear those, too?"
She would say, "You're too young, baby, no, not yet"
I wanted so much to wear them that I tried them on anyway
And realized how they didn't fit
And heard my mommy's voice in my head saying
"No, honey, you're too young, no, not yet"
I had to apply the same words to myself as I grew up
And had to face the same words in my mind saying
"No, you're not ready, not yet"

Love is so special to me
It makes everything in my life sing
Like a song that never ends
It wakes me up in the morning and puts me to sleep again
It makes everything be like a dream come true
But love can be, not yet, ooh
It can be for me, oh, not yet

But then it has its time, no matter what you feel should be
What state of mind you're in
For this is a plan that you're not in charge of
You hear the words from your mind saying
Saying, "No, not yet"

Please, let it be right, this love that I seek
For I can take the time to wait and become complete
But if the task is not true, then I have to move on and say
"No, not yet, it's not time for me, no, no, not yet"
This love that I want so bad, it's not time yet, oh, no, ooh

Be patient for the right love to come along
For everything has its time and you have to wait
And realize that it's time, that the time, the time isn't right
No, not yet, all you gotta do is wait
Hold on for the right time to come along
But it's just not yet, ooh, not yet
I know it's hard
But just hang in there, you'll be alright
It's just not time yet
No, no, no, not yet, not yet
But not until it's time
Not yet, ooh
Not yet, no, no, no, not yet