[ti:Take Time To Know Her] [ar:Percy Sledge] [al:The Platinum Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Take Time to Know Her (Single|LP Version) - Percy Sledge [00:04.38]Written by:Davis/Steve Davis [00:08.76]I found a woman [00:14.07]I felt I truely loved [00:19.12]She was everything [00:23.02]I'd ever been dreaming of [00:27.15]But she was bad I didn't know it [00:32.74]Her pretty smile never did show it [00:37.38]All I knew is what I could see [00:42.27]And I knew I wanted her for me [00:46.30]I took her home to mama [00:49.14]Mama wanted to see my future bride [00:52.89]Well she looked at us both [00:59.18]Then she called me to her side [01:02.31]She said son take time to know her [01:08.79]It's not an overnight fling [01:13.45]Take time to know her [01:17.76]Please don't rush into this thing [01:22.57]But I didn't listen to mama [01:27.22]I went straight to the church [01:30.30]I just couldn't wait to have a little girl of mine [01:36.34]When I got off from work [01:40.41]The preacher was there [01:43.56]So was my future bride [01:45.20]He looked at us both [01:47.23]And then he called me to his side [01:49.35]Take time to know her [01:55.05]It's not an overnight fling [01:58.75]Take time to know her [02:02.65]Please don't rush into this thing [02:08.81]When it look like every thing was gonna turn out all right [02:12.82]And then I came home a little early one night [02:16.83]And there she was kissing on another man [02:22.67]Now I know what mama meant [02:24.54]When she took me by the hand [02:26.78]And said son take time to know her [02:32.32]It's not an overnight fling [02:36.39]Take time to know her [02:40.96]Please don't rush into this thing [02:44.67]Take time to know her [02:49.59]It's not an overnight fling