hour after hour had gone by in
lingering around the bookstores and cafés

but that one time you smiled,
it was worth the wait and nothing else mattered.

night after night we sat together
weaving stories that made no sense at all

but that one time you smiled,
it was worth the wait and nothing else mattered.

day after day is passing away, slowly,
somehow not failing to make you a part of it

but that one time you smiled,
it was worth the wait and nothing else's mattered.

we don't know if there'll be one
more story or one more ice-cream for us to share

but that one time you smiled,
I wish you knew this, for me
it was worth the wait and
nothing else will ever matter again.