Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

Album: In Between Dreams (2005)
Charted: 65 66
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  • Well I was sitting, waiting, wishing
    You believed in superstitions
    Then maybe you'd see the signs

    Lord knows that this world is cruel
    And I ain't the Lord no I'm just a fool
    And a loving somebody don't make them love you

    Must I always be waiting, waiting on you?
    Must I always be playing, playing your fool?

    I sang your songs, I danced your dance
    I gave your friends all a chance
    Putting up with them wasn't worth never having you

    Aw, maybe you've been through this before
    But it's my first time so please ignore
    The next few lines 'cause they're directed at you

    I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
    I can't always be playing, playing your fool

    I keep playing your part
    But it's not my scene
    Want this plot to twist
    I've had enough mystery

    Keep building it up
    But then you're shooting me down
    But I'm already down
    Just wait a minute

    Just sitting, waiting
    Just wait a minute
    Just sitting, waiting

    Well if I was in your position
    I'd put down all my ammunition
    I'd wonder why it had taken me so long

    But Lord knows that I'm not you
    And if I was I wouldn't be so cruel
    'Cause waiting on love ain't so easy to do

    Must I always be waiting, waiting on you?
    Must I always be playing, playing your fool?

    No I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
    I can't always be playing, playing your fool, fool Writer/s: Jack Hody Johnson
    Publisher: Bubble Toes Publishing, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Daniel from Indianapolis, InAnyone else think he kinda looks like a skinny Vince Vaughn?
  • Fanny from Los Angeles, CaYeah, Jack Johnson is relaxing and peaceful, i listen to him everytime im at school...its nice getting through the day with his music.
  • Mirna from Portoviejo, Ecuadorthe gitar sounds very natural.. without effects
  • Rosie from Melbourne, AustraliaJack is so good every thing he douse is fantastick
    well done Jack
  • Alex from Saint-petersburg, EuropeWell, Jack Johnson is nearly as good as Jimmy Page or Blackmore are (of course in the musical aspects), though he's not a too professional- sometimes you just have to listen to something simple! ..that's absolutely true, that his songs are relaxing, but that's not the only good thing about him!
  • Mei from Shanghai, ChinaHis song is so relaxing so peaceful.i like his song very much.
  • Cara from Perth, AustraliaMy mate is an artist, and she always listens to Jack Johnson when she's working, cause its so calm and peaceful. I liek to think abiout the situation behind the song, too.
  • Rodney from Mountain Home, ArJack, you scored a homerun. Great chord progression and melody. Easy on the ears. It will be in the radio rotation years down the road.
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