I'm Still Waiting
Lionel Richie Lyrics

I remember when
The singer recalls a past event

I was five and you were ten, boy
The singer is reminiscing about a time when the singer and a boy were different ages.

You knew that I was shy
The boy understood that the singer was shy

So you teased and made me cry
The boy liked teasing the girl, and would tease her to the point of making her cry.

But I loved you
Despite his teasing behavior, the girl loved the boy.

Then one day you came
The boy in question visited her one day.

You told me you were leaving
The boy told the girl he was leaving.

You gave your folks the blame
He blamed his parents for him leaving.

And made me cry again
She cried again after hearing that he was leaving.

When you said little girl
The boy referred to the girl as 'little girl.'

Please don't wait for me
The boy didn't want the girl to wait for him.

Wait patiently for love
The boy was asking her to be patient and wait for love.

Someday it will surely come
The boy believes that love will surely come someday.

Ooh, little girl
The boy called her 'little girl' again.

And I'm still waiting
The singer is currently still waiting for love to arrive.

Then someone finally came
Another person arrived.

He told me that he loved me
the person told the girl that he loved her.

I put him off with lies
The girl lied to the person who loved her and put him off.

He could see I had no eyes
The person who loved her could see that her heart was not in it.

So he left me once again alone
The person who loved her ended up leaving her alone.

Like a child without her playmate
The artist is comparing herself to a child without a friend.

I had to face the truth
The girl had to come to terms with something.

I was still in love with you
The girl was still in love with the boy.

Love has never shown his face
Love has not yet shown up for the girl even though she's waited a long time for it.

Since the day you walked out that door
Since the boy walked out the door.

You filled my life with empty space
The boy left the girl feeling empty.

Come back can't you see it's you I'm waiting for
The singer wants the boy to come back because she's waiting for him.

That's what my friends say
The artist's friends are also aware that she is still waiting.

I'm a fool to keep waiting
The artist acknowledges that she might still be foolish for waiting this long.