The "Wait"ress
She waits alone, as she has done so many times before,
Wondering where he is and when he will come.
She waits alone thinking of her loneliness and
What she should do; just what can be done.
So long ago it seems
Since she shared her dreams
With a man who cares.
She waits alone gathering the courage to tell him goodbye,
To go out on her own and start anew,
But the habit has been formed and she finds it so hard
To make the break and do what she knows she must do.
So long ago it seems
Since she gave up her dreams
For a man who doesn’t care.
She bides her time waiting for it to be right
And clings to a hope that maybe tonight
Things will be different, her future be bright
And her plans can come true, if only he might
See what he’s got before he throws it away.
But alas, he is blinded by the flavor of youth
And can’t see what he has, only what he is missing.
So long ago it seems
Since she chased her dreams
And found a man who doesn’t care.
She can escape from her trap if she’s willing to try
With a new man who is patiently waiting.
But the time is not right, she’s not ready tonight,
There’s a price she must pay and she does it by hating.
So long ago it seems
But I found my dreams
And I really do care.
She sits in silence and she suffers alone
For she doesn’t know what she should do.
I wait alone, as I have so often done
Dreaming and longing to be with you.
So long ago it seems
Can we share our dreams
And throw away the despair.
She tells me to be patient, at least for awhile,
I’ll give you forever, if I can just see you smile
And pick up the phone, your number to dial
And hear your voice soothe me, I’d walk sixty miles
To be with you for one short minute.
But alas, she is blinded by the color of caution
And can’t see what she is missing, only what she has.
So long ago it seems
That she shared her dreams
Tomorrow will they still be there?
Written 11/24/1978
by Stan Fisk
