I'm Waiting For The Day Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tommythecat42 

Cover art for I'm Waiting For The Day lyrics by Beach Boys, The

Maybe there's a switch of speaker in the last section, the tone is so different. It's the old boyfriend she still loves reclaiming her. He had lost interest in the relationship, but now is re-invigorated by the spirit of competition with his usurper. The relationship between the two men is subtly homoerotic: "I kissed your lips... It made me think about him"; "You didn't think that I could sit around and let him go."

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