Waitin'
Longing in Silence: "Waitin'" Reflects Unrequited Love
Lyrics
I know you're out there somewhere walking these same old streets
The singer believes the person they're addressing is somewhere in the same area, perhaps in familiar surroundings.
Sipping your coffee or tea
Imagining the person enjoying a drink, possibly lost in thoughts unrelated to the singer.
Thinking bout something or someone other than me
Speculating that the person is thinking about something or someone else, not the singer.
Long string of getting nowhere played overtime on repeat
Feeling stuck in a cycle of making no progress, possibly in a situation where efforts seem futile and repetitive.
We were two ships lost at sea - tell me, wouldn't you agree?
Comparing their relationship to two ships lost at sea, questioning if the person agrees with this analogy.
Day in, day out
Describing the monotonous routine of life.
sunrise, sunset
Referencing the passage of time from morning to evening.
It's no surprise that you'd forget
Expressing expectation or acceptance of the person forgetting about the singer.
And if you're wondering what I am up to, I am
Stating their own state of waiting and wondering if the person is curious about the singer's activities.
Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to call my phone
Repeatedly expressing the act of waiting for the person to communicate or return home.
Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to come on home
-Just jerked around all day 'cuz what else have I got to do?
Feeling aimless and frustrated, with nothing significant to do.
Couldn't have much more to prove or bring myself to write another sad song about you
Expressing a lack of desire to prove anything further or to write more sad songs about the person.
My eyes won't stay away from checking in case you want to hit me up out of the blue
Continuously checking for any unexpected contact from the person.
Tell me that if that might come true
Hoping for the possibility of the person's unexpected communication.
Day in, day out
Reiterating the predictable routine and the singer's persistent waiting while acknowledging the absence of the person.
From dusk to dawn
-It's no surprise I'm here, you're gone
-And if you're wondering what I am up to, I am
-Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to call my phone
Repetition of waiting for communication or the person's return.
Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to come on home
-I watch the clock tick tick on by
Watching time pass and feeling disappointed that the person didn't act despite saying they would.
You talked the talk and didn't try
Expressing disappointment that the person spoke about doing something but didn't follow through.
Patience grows thin each passing moment
Running out of patience with each passing moment of waiting.
These idle hands have lost their hold
Feeling helpless and stuck, expressing the truth of the situation.
Stuck in the sand, all truth be told
-So hurry up before I fade while I am
Expressing urgency, fearing fading away while waiting.
Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to call my phone
Continuing to wait for contact or the person's return.
Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to come on home...
-Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to call my phone
Repeating the sentiment of waiting for communication or the person's return.
Waitin, waitin, waitin for you to come on home
-Waitin for you
Reiterating the waiting for the person.
Come home, sugar whoa
Calling out for the person to come back home, affectionately addressing them.
Ooo
Utterance of longing or anticipation.
Right here waitin for you
Still in the same place, waiting for the person.
Yeah, yeah do do do mhm
Repetitive vocalizations, perhaps expressing frustration or longing.
Right here waitin
Continuing to wait for the person's return.
I'll be waitin for you
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