Lyrics: Love Takes Time

Mariah Carey’s ‘Love Takes Time’ is a timeless ballad that beautifully highlights her remarkable vocal talent and heartfelt delivery. Moreover, as her second single, it quickly climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her second consecutive number-one hit. If you’re a fan of Mariah’s early work, dive into the full Mariah Carey lyrics for ‘Love Takes Time’ and rediscover the magic of this iconic track on Mariahpedia.

Love Takes Time

I had it all, but I let it slip away
Couldn’t see I treated you wrong
Now I wander around, feeling down and cold
Trying to believe that you’re gone

Love takes time
To heal when you’re hurting so much
Couldn’t see that I was blind
To let you go
I can’t escape the pain inside
‘Cause love takes time
I don’t wanna be here
I don’t wanna be here alone (Ooh-ooh)

Losing my mind from this hollow in my heart
Suddenly, I’m so incomplete
Lord, I’m needing you now
Tell me how to stop the rain
Tears are falling down endlessly (Oh-oh)

Love takes time
To heal when you’re hurting so much
Couldn’t see that I was blind
To let you go
I can’t escape the pain inside
‘Cause love takes time
And I don’t wanna be here
I don’t wanna be here, alone

You might say that it’s over
You might say that you don’t care
You might say you don’t miss me
You don’t need me
But I know that you do
And I feel that you do, inside (Oh, oh)

Love takes time
To heal when you’re hurting so much
Couldn’t see that I, I was so blind
To let you go
I can’t escape the pain inside
‘Cause love takes time
I don’t wanna be there
I don’t wanna be there, alone

Songwriters: Mariah Carey / Ben Margulies

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