Everybody sometime or another gotta play
the waiting game.
Everybody sometime or another gotta play
the waiting game (oh, yeah)
I've waited for love so long, how long can
this game go on.
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.
#1.
My mama said, you gotta use your head.
And don't be quick to give away your heart.
She said, with a smile, it'll take a little
while, but you'll wait for the right boy if
you're smart she said
Everybody sometime or another gotta play
the waiting game.
Everybody sometime or another gotta play
the waiting game (oh, yeah)
I've waited for love so long, how long can
this game go on.
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.
#2.
As time went on, lots of boys came along.
They'd tell me how they didn't care to wait.
So, when they asked me to wed, all I said,
was let's wait a while before we set the date.
I told them
Everybody sometime or another gotta play
the waiting game.
Everybody sometime or another gotta play
the waiting game (oh, yeah)
I've waited for love so long, how long can
this game go on.
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.
But I'll wait, cause that's the waiting game.