They say time waits for no man And neither does this woman I've been trying hard to understand what it be Many moons have come and gone And this little heart's still holding on To a 'could be maybe', 'should be, baby' Crazy is all it's making me I've been holding on For way too long It can't go on You've got four and twenty hours Just one day to prove to me That your love has got the power Make me believe You'll take me where I wanna be Four and twenty hours And that's me Mmm, baby That's me, yes They say Rome wasn't built in a day But, hey, they've got nothing on the patience That is taken me away See the sands of the hourglass Are slipping through your hands Every grain has got to hurt you Takes you further from your chance I've been holding on For way too long (It's been too) Either you're in or you're out You've got four and twenty hours (Twenty-four hours, one day) Just one day to prove to me (Show me) That your love has got the power Make me believe You'll take me where I wanna be Four and twenty hours Oh, and that's me See, everyday I I walk out of my front door And I'll be wishing and hoping That today is the day that you're gonna You gonna smile in front of my face and tell me something Something worth talking about Tell me that you love me Tell me you gonna be a man And show up for me, baby You've got one day, yeah I'm gonna give you twenty-four hours, baby That's all you should need, nah, nah Four and twenty hours should be Should be enough for you, love Just to make me believe Make me believe that You're the man for me, baby Ooh, yeah I gotta believe you, baby I'm gonna need more than flowers, honey child It's more than talk I'm telling you Four and twenty hours, baby Four and twenty hours should be It should be more than enough for you, you