While I Was Waiting

When I finally put my heart away

Stepped out of the mess that I had made

A long time coming but it's better late than never

I say

People say, there's someone you should see

I say, why you doing this to me?

I'm happy on the shelf

There's nothing left to rattle my head

I walked into the room and I just knew right away

Small talk time, as the hours slipped away

So many nights so blue

Oh, what else could I do

Oh, while I was waiting for you?

Should've seen the ones that came around

Like they're picking through the lost and found

I looked 'em up and down

And I wished that they would pass on by

Maybe it was something in their walk

Or something funny about the way they talk

Whatever it was, they were dead before they even tried

They stumbled through the door

Said they're feeling kinda shy

They tell me their life story

Man, I could've died

So many nights so blue

Oh, what else could I do

Oh, while I was waiting for you?

I looked into your eyes and then I knew

All my waiting time was through

Never felt a joy like this before

You woke me up like a siren screaming

Like the shock of a slamming door

Looked into your eyes and then I knew

All my waiting time was through

Never felt a joy like this before

You woke me up like a siren screaming

Like the shock of a slamming door

Who knows 'bout the road that lies ahead?

Could be good or we could both be dead

A little life's lesson

You don't go messing 'round with fate

I woke up in the morning like it was just another day

Could've made a wrong turn, baby who's to say?

So many nights so blue

Oh, what else could I do?

Oh, while I was waiting for you

While I was waiting for you

While I was waiting for you