I'm Still Waiting
Diana & the Supremes Lyrics


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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

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)

Overall Meaning

The song “I’m Still Waiting” by Diana Ross and the Supremes is a tale of a woman who has been waiting for love, and yearning for the one person she believed she would find happiness with. The singer says that she fell in love with a boy when she was five years old, while he was ten. He would tease her, but she was still in love with him, and that love would only grow stronger when he left. He told her that she shouldn’t wait for him, that someday love would come, but she couldn’t move on. She even pushed away a man who professed his love to her, because she was still in love with the one who had left her.


The song then progresses to the present, and the singer discusses her loneliness and the emptiness she feels without the one she loves. She says that love has never come again for her, and that she is still waiting for the boy who left her. She acknowledges that she is a fool to keep waiting for him, but she can’t help it. She has been waiting so long for him to come back to her that it is now all she knows. The song ends with a plea for the boy to return to her, and for him to see that he is the only one that she wants.


Overall, “I’m Still Waiting” is a bittersweet song about the power of love and the difficulty of moving on. The singer’s stubbornness in waiting for the one she loves is both admirable and heartbreaking, and the emotions conveyed in the lyrics are palpable.


Line by Line Meaning

I remember when
I recall a time in my past


I was five and you were ten, boy
When I was five, you were ten; we had an age difference


You knew that I was shy
You understood that I lacked confidence


So you teased and made me cry
You would provoke and upset me


But I loved you
Despite that, I still had feelings for you


Then one day you came
At some point in time, you returned


You told me you were leaving
You informed me that you were departing


You gave your folks the blame
You placed fault on your parents


And made me cry again
You caused me to cry yet again


When you said Little girl
You addressed me as a young child


Please don't wait for me
Do not expect me to return


Wait patiently for love
Be patient and wait for love to come


Someday it will surely come
Eventually, it will certainly happen


Ooh, little girl
Exclamation of dissatisfaction


And I'm still waiting
I am still waiting for you to come back


Then someone finally came
Another person showed up in my life


He told me that he loved me
He expressed his love for me


I put him off with lies
I ignored his advances using falsehoods


He could see I had no eyes
He realized I lacked interest


So he left me once again alone
He abandoned me once more


Like a child without her playmate
I felt like a kid devoid of someone to play with


I had to face the truth
I needed to confront a difficult reality


I was still in love with you
My heart still belonged to you


Love has never shown his face
I have never loved someone else since you left


Since the day you walked out that door
Since you departed from my life


You filled my life with empty space
You left me feeling lonely and void


Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for
I am waiting for you and only you


Come back
Return to me


I need you
I require your presence


And I want you
I desire you


That's what my friends say
My friends express the same belief


I'm a fool to keep waiting
I am foolish to remain patient and hopeful




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dennis Lussier, Deke Richards

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@sararichmond8476

This song reminds me of when I was about nine and was waiting for my real folks to come and rescue me from the abusive family I'd been fostered with. I didn't understand why they couldn't do this. My real mom had no money and no home and had no idea where I was or who I'd been given to. Later on in life, I found her and we had a good relationship. But even though the time of this song was a sad one, I still found it a beautiful track and one of the quality records of the 60s.

@patrickparker3755

Sara, your story sounds so sad . I hope that now in 2023, you are happy. I wish you well❤

@wendyrogers-mj1hs

This song reminds me of so many things, I used to listen to it a lot and I thank you Sarah for you bravery to speak your truth. I still can’t but please know your words give me strength and I hope that you have found happiness in your life. Xxx

@hateanimalabuse

I'm still waiting for an electrician to come to fix my boiler timer and it's 7.20 pm on Friday night before Christmas weekend so I'll still be waiting for days 😅

@Yesterdaysgone2

It really wouldn't be a good idea for me to write any comments. You know who.you all are and obviously knows what happened next

@slimgooner2595

I’m a young guy but this beautiful music hits the soul ☺️

@jonathanhensley9384

I was a young guy when I first heard this song in 1983. Check out her anthology.

@richardstokes3625

Just enjoy mate

@richardstokes3625

Enjoy

@victorialevitt311

Beautiful ✨

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