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How Can I Wait?
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How Can I Wait? was released on November 12, 1951 by Masterworks Broadway as a part of the album Paint Your Wagon (Original 1951 Broadway Cast Recording)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Robert Penn
Robert Penn
Vocals
Paint Your Wagon Orchestra
Paint Your Wagon Orchestra
Performer
Franz Allers
Franz Allers
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Frederick Loewe
Frederick Loewe
Composer
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner
Lyrics
Ted Royal
Ted Royal
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charles Grean
Charles Grean
Producer
Norman Leyden
Norman Leyden
Producer
Didier C. Deutsch
Didier C. Deutsch
Producer
Paul Goodman
Paul Goodman
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I wish his legs was in these pants
His feet was in these socks
I wish his arms was in this shirt
And all of him was here
I wish his hands was in these sleeves
His face was in this towel
I wish himself was in this bag
And all of him was here
I wish I knew why every night
I ache and miss him so
Especially when I'm gonna see him tomorrow by the ravine
Where we always go
How can I wait, can I wait, 'til tomorrow comes?
How can I live 'til tomorrow comes?
How can I make every minute fly
'Til that shining moment when
I'll be seein' him again?
I'm gonna die, gonna die or be old and gray
Why is tomorrow so far away?
How can I talk, can I breathe, can I eat?
What can I do with my hands and my feet?
How can I wait, can I wait, 'til tomorrow comes?
Starlight, go away, fade away, blow away
Sunrise, come again, make a new sunny day
Oh, what can I do, can I think about?
How can my heart keep from jumpin' out?
How can I sleep? Couldn't sleep if I tried
Where can I run 'til I run to his side?
How can I wait 'til tomorrow comes?
Starlight, go away, fade away, blow away
Sunrise, come again, make a new sunny day
Oh, what can I do, can I think about?
How can my heart keep from jumpin' out?
How can I sleep? Couldn't sleep if I tried
Where can I run 'til I run to his side?
How can I wait 'til tomorrow comes?
Written by: Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe

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