Time Stood Still [Bad English featuring Ricky Phillips]

Time Stood Still
Written by John Waite, Ricky Phillips, Jesse Harms
Lead Vocals by John Waite

The first time that I saw you

You were dancin' on the beach

Poetry in motion

But you seemed so out of reach

And the waves were breakin' 'round you

In the California sunset

I made a wish to know you

And touch your golden hair

You turned around and looked at me

And paradise was there

Baby I remember the way you took my hand

Yesterday

Time stood still

As we walked into the night together

The memory is locked in our hearts forever

It seems just like yesterday

Time stood still

We found a little seaside bar

High above the rocks

You were drinking white wine

And I was doing shots

I wondered if you'd stay the night

You just took my hand and led the way

Time stood still

As we made love through the night together

The memory is locked in our hearts forever

Time stood still

Time stood still

The memory is locked in our hearts forever

Oh yeah

I thought that I'd seen love before

But what you showed me

Well that's something more

Love found two strangers walking on the shore

We threw our watches in the sea

I looked at you you looked at me

And time stood still

We made a fire on the beach that night

And watched the seagulls circle in the morning light

Maybe there are some things

we're not meant to understand

Anyway

Time stood still

But love goes on forever

The memory is burned in our hearts forever

Oh yes

Time stood still

The moment's gone forever

But I will love you till

Time stands still in our hearts forever

Oh yeah

Time stood still

Time stood still

Time stands still in our hearts forever

Seems just like yesterday

Time stood still

Time stands still

Time stood still

Oh yeah

Time stood still

Forever...

Interpretation

Time seems like it stands still when you experience love at first sight. Remembering dancing on the beach at sunset, drinking together at the bar, spending a night together, watching the seagulls at sunrise, walking on the beach, and more are burned in your mind.  It's just a memory, but the love lasts.