ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY
Sam Cooke


CHORUS: 
Don't, honey, don't go away, no no 
Don't you hear, don't you hear what I say, what I say? 
Give me time, give me time 
I'm gonna make your love as strong as mine 
But I know Rome wasn't built in a day 

Now you know that I love you, dear, with all my heart 
I know that you didn't love me from the start 
That I'm planting a little seed in your heart, I know 
& it just needs time to grow, baby 

(chorus) 

Listen to me, honey now 
How would Romeo feel if his Juliet 
Had turned down his advances & played hard-to-get? 
He would never let this bother him, this I know 
Because where there's life, there's hope 

(chorus) 

Don't you hear me tellin' you that Rome wasn't built in a day? 
Don't you realize that Rome wasn't built in a day? 
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