I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again I'll put my hands up I know I left you speechless I'll be better to you I'll do everything different I'll be somebody different But we had time against us And miles between us The heavens cried

Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But the days grow short when you reach September When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn't got time for the waiting game Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few September, November

And as the years go by Try and for Your name will fade out gradually Nearly had ya But it was waiting in the wings Now I gotta add you to my list of people to try and forget about Now I gotta add yours to my list of faces to try and not think about Now I

When you were young You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save your from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentlemen Like you imagined when

Till you get back wit him, it don't change (Can't help but wait) Till you see that wit me, it ain't the same (Can't help but wait) Till you, see you, for what you really are (Baby girl you are a star) And I can't help but wait Even tho I know I'll treat

Only forever, only forever You know when we get close Can't deny the tension between us both And I don't wanna pressure you, but I think you need to make a move And I'll keep waiting (and I'll keep waiting) I've been thinking 'bout the future And I've

Who knows how long I've loved you You know I love you still Will I wait a lonely lifetime If you want me to-- I will. For if I ever saw you I didn't catch your name But it never really mattered I will always feel the same. Love you forever and forever

Makes me feel like I'm a modern man In line for a number but you don't understand Like a modern man And the people behind me, they can't understand In my dream I was almost there But we're wasted And that's why we're still waiting So I wait my turn, I'm

Now you're here and everything's changing Suddenly life means so much I can't wait to wake up tomorrow And find out this promise is true I will never have to go back to The day before you I had all but given up On finding the one that I could fall into

I'll come around If you ever want to be in love I'm not waiting, but I'm willing if you call me up Saw you today after so much time Felt just like it used to be Talking for hours 'bout a different life Surrounded us in memories We were close never close