Waiting

Some say life is a roller-coaster ride, but they leave out all the standing in line With no end in sight and the nagging feeling that there might be Better ways to spend our earthly time But where to this vague inkling leads eludes me and provokes me A mosquito in a dark room as I try to fall asleep Goading me to try to find the answer to a question ill-defined By a restless mind I'm waiting - oooh I'm waiting For replies to letters that I never send Waiting - oooh I'm waiting Waiting to be found or born again Some say life is a nasty brutish fight and the best that we can do is just survive No magic in the sky making everything alright No dream from which to wake and spring to life Is the place I stand a summit reached or sly seductress lulling me to sleep A done to-do list life, a brief and hollow peace It feels I'm caught in a tension taut Between reaching heart and cautious thought With a looming, ticking clock I'm waiting - oooh I'm waiting For replies to letters that I never send Waiting - oooh I'm waiting