Next in Line
Love's Patient Turn: Unveiling Johnny Cash's Timeless Yearning
Lyrics
The next in line will be someone who loves you
The person who will love you next is ready and willing.
The next in line is me, 'cause it's my time
The speaker asserts that it's now their turn to be the one in line for your love.
Now how long will it be, 'til you end my misery
Asking how much longer it will be until the end of the speaker's suffering and longing for love.
You better be prepared to linger, when you get to me
Advising to be patient when reaching the speaker in the queue for love.
The time has come for you to love me, if you ever are
Expressing that the time has arrived for the listener to reciprocate the speaker's love.
Come to me now, so I can make you mine
Inviting the listener to come to the speaker so that they can become romantically involved.
I watched them rush to you so fast
Observing others rushing to be with the listener.
I waited so I'd be the last
The speaker chose to wait, aiming to be the last in line for the listener's love.
It's my time, 'cause I'm the next in line
Reiterating that it's now the speaker's time for love as they believe they are next in line.
The next in line will hold your love forever
The person next in line will cherish the listener's love forever.
The next in line is me and here I am
The speaker claims their place as the next in line, ready for love.
Give me a day or two and I'll get through to you
Asking for a short time to prove their love to the listener.
You'd been my baby long ago, if you'd turned down a few
Reflecting on missed opportunities in the past when the listener could have been the speaker's lover.
This old heart can't take much more waitin' for your love
Expressing the strain on the speaker's heart due to prolonged waiting for the listener's love.
I'm tired and we're runnin' short of time
Feeling tired and recognizing a shortage of time for the speaker to win the listener's love.
I'll make you love me more than everyone before
Promising to make the listener love the speaker more than anyone before.
It's my time to try, 'cause I'm the next in line
Asserting that it's now the speaker's time to make an effort because they are next in line for love.
I stood and watched you take their hearts
Recalling watching the listener captivating and breaking the hearts of others.
And break 'em one by one
Describing how the listener has hurt others emotionally.
My time is comin', so I waited while you had your fun
Waiting patiently for the speaker's turn while the listener enjoys their romantic adventures.
Now I'm through a-waitin' way behind
Expressing that the speaker is done waiting and is now ready for their chance at love.
It's my time, 'cause I'm the next in line
Reiterating that it's the speaker's time because they are next in line for love.
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