Lyrics of
Right Here Waiting

Right Here Waiting was written by Richard Marx, inspired by the distance between him and his then-wife, actress Cynthia Rhodes, while she was filming in South Africa. Marx penned this ballad as a musical love letter, expressing his feelings of longing and promises of fidelity. Despite initially having no intention to release the song, positive feedback from peers encouraged him to include Right Here Waiting on his album. It became one of the bigg ... est hits of his career, moving listeners with its poignant melody and earnest lyrics. See more [+]

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Oceans apart day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain

If I see you next to never
How can we say forever

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times
That I thought would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now

Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance

Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me goin' crazy

Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

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