I remember when
I was five and you were ten, boy
You knew that I was shy
So you teased and made me cry
But I loved you

Then one day you came
You told me you were leaving
You gave your folks the blame
And made me cry again
When you said

Little girl
Please don't wait for me
Wait patiently for love
Someday it will surely come
Ooh, little girl
Please don't wait for me
Wait patiently for love
Someday it will surely come
And I'm still waiting

Ooh, I'm waiting
Ooh, still waiting
I'm just a fool
Ooh, I'm a fool
(I'm just a fool to keep waiting)
To keep waiting
(I'm just a fool)
For you
(I'm just a fool)
Ooh, I'm waiting
(I'm just a fool)
I'm still waiting
(I'm just a fool to keep waiting)
For love
(I'm just a fool)
For you
(I'm just a fool)

Then someone finally came
He told me that he loved me
I put him off with lies
He could see I had no eyes
So he left me once again alone
Like a child without her playmate
I had to face the truth
I was still in love with you
But you said:

Little girl
Please don't wait for me
Wait patiently for love
Someday it will surely come
Ooh, little girl
Please don't wait for me
Wait patiently for love
Someday it will surely come
And I'm still waiting

Love has never shown his face
Since the day you walked out that door
You filled my life with empty space
Come back
Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for

(I'm just a fool)
Don't you know I'm waiting
(I'm just a fool to keep waiting)
I'm waiting for love
For you, I miss you
(I'm just a fool to keep waiting)
I'm waiting
(I'm just a fool)
Come on back, boy
(I'm just a fool)
Come back, come back, come back, boy
(I'm just a fool to keep waiting)
I need you
(I'm just a fool)
And I want you
(I'm just a fool)
That's what my friends say
(I'm just a fool)
I'm a fool
(I'm just a fool to keep waiting)


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    I remember when I was five and you were ten, boy You knew that I was shy So you teased and made me cry But I loved you -----> She's saying she remembers when they were young, referring to her child-hood sweet heart. But through all the teasing he gave her, she still loved him.

    Then one day you came You told me you were leaving You gave your folks the blame And made me cry again When you said ------> One day he came and told her he had to leave, that him and his parents were leaving the area. And this got her upset.

    Little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday will surely come Ooh, little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday will surely come And I'm still waiting ------> Then he told her don't wait for me, move on with your life one day you will find love. But she's saying after all this time she's still waiting for someone, but no-body compares to him, her first love.

    I'm waiting Ooh, still waiting I'm just a fool Ooh, I'm a fool To keep waiting She's saying she's still waiting for him, and she's a fool to do so, but she still carries on waiting.

    Then someone finally came He told me that he loved me I put him off with lies He could see I had no eyes So he left me once again alone Like a child without her playmate I had to face the truth I was still in love with you But you said: ------ > Then she finally met someone else, even though she always thought of her first love I don't what the line she has no eyes means.. but eventually the relationship broke up, but shes saying once again she feels alone without her child hood sweet heart, an she needs to face the truth she still is in love with her first love.

    Little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday will surely come Ooh, little girl Please don't wait for me Wait patiently for love Someday will surely come And I'm still waiting ----- > But then she's repeating to herself what her first love told her, to try to force her-self to move on from her first love.

    Love has never shown his face Since the day you walked out that door You filled my life with empty space Come back Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for -----> This is a good bit, where she realizes now she's grown up, she's never seen him, and that her finding love is doomed until she is back with her first love. Now she's realizing her love for him will never fade, and she's saying come back, I can't take anymore I still love you.

    Don't you know I'm waiting I'm waiting for love For you, I miss you I'm waiting Come on back, boy I need you I want you That's what my friends says I'm a fool. But I'm still waiting. ----- > Shes saying shes still waiting for him shes desperately asking for her first love to come back she wants to hold him and be with him again. She's saying I need you, I want you. my friends say I'm a fool but I don't care, I need you.

    danceagain45on June 02, 2012   Link

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