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Waiting on You

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Waiting on You Lyrics

Here comes the night, day brings no light
For wrong or right I'm here waiting on you
Words cut too deep, old ghosts won't sleep
They'll never keep me from waiting on you

Breathing out, breathing in
Holding out, giving in
Doing with or without
For a lifetime, just a lifetime

I can't let go, I wait for you
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you
You're all I know and I wait for you

Breathing out, breathing in
Holding out, giving in
Doing with or without waiting on you

Don't show it all, walk on, walk tall
Behind this wall I'm still waiting on you

Breathing out, breathing in
Holding out, giving in
Doing with or without
For a lifetime, just a lifetime

I can't let go, I wait for you
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you
You're all I know, I wait for you
I can't let go, I wait for you
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you
You're all I know and I wait for you
I can't let go, I wait for you
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you
Wah, you're all I know and I wait for you

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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012

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Here comes the night, day brings no light 
For wrong or right I'm here waiting on you 
Words cut too deep, old ghosts won't sleep 
They'll never keep me from waiting on you

Breathing out, breathing in 
Holding out, giving in 
Doing with or without 
For a lifetime, just a lifetime

I can't let go, I wait for you 
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you 
You're all I know and I wait for you 
 
Breathing out, breathing in 
Holding out, giving in 
Doing with or without waiting on you

Don't show it all, walk on, walk tall 
Behind this wall I'm still waiting on you

Breathing out, breathing in 
Holding out, giving in 
Doing with or without 
For a lifetime, just a lifetime

I can't let go, I wait for you 
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you 
You're all I know, I wait for you 
I can't let go, I wait for you
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you 
You're all I know and I wait for you
I can't let go, I wait for you
Till hell goes cold, I'll wait for you 
Wah, you're all I know and I wait for you

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