The Next Time I Fall
Peter Cetera with Amy Grant Lyrics

Love, like a road that never ends
Love is an unending journey

How it leads me back again
Love has a way of bringing you back to where you started

To heartache
But it can also cause pain

I'll never understand
It's difficult to comprehend the nature of love

Darling, I
Addressing the person she loves

Put my heart up on the shelf
She didn't want to get hurt again so she guarded her heart

Till the moment was right
But she waited for the right time

And I told myself
She made a resolution

Next time I fall in love
If she falls in love again

I'll know better what to do
She will have learned from her past experiences

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Vocalization of emotion

The next time I fall in love
The next time she falls in love

It will be with you
It will be with the person she's singing to

Oh now
An exclamation to shift the tone

As I look into your eyes
As she gazes into the eyes of her beloved

Well, I wonder if it's wise
She has doubts about the rationality of her feelings

To hold you like I've wanted to before
She has a desire to express her affection physically

Tonight
In this moment

Ooh, I was thinking that you might
She believed that her love interest could be the one for her

Be the one who breathes life
He has the ability to elevate her spirit

In this heart of mine
He has captured her affections

Next time I'm gonna follow through
She is committed to not giving up on love

And if it drives me crazy
Even if it's difficult

I will know better why
She will understand why it's worth it

Oh, oh, oh
Additional vocalization of emotion