I'm Still Waiting
Michael Jackson & Diana Ross Lyrics

I remember when
The singer recalls a time in the past.

I was five and you were ten, boy
The singer is reminiscing about her age and the age of the person she is singing about.

You knew that I was shy
The person being sung about knew that the singer was shy.

So you teased and made me cry
Despite knowing that the singer was shy, the person being sung about teased and made her cry.

But I loved you
Despite being teased and made to cry, the singer loved the person being sung about.

Then one day you came
One day, the person being sung about came back into the singer's life.

You told me you were leaving
The person being sung about informed the singer that they were going to leave.

You gave your folks the blame
The person being sung about blamed their departure on their family.

And made me cry again
The news of the person being sung about leaving made the singer cry again.

When you said little girl, please don't wait for me
The person being sung about told the singer not to wait for them.

Wait patiently for love, someday it will surely come
The person being sung about told the singer to wait patiently for love, as it would come eventually.

Ooh, I'm waiting, Ooh, still waiting
The singer is waiting for the person being sung about to return.

I'm just a fool, to keep waiting
The singer acknowledges that waiting for the person being sung about is foolish.

For you
The singer is waiting for the person being sung about.

Then someone finally came
Another person entered the singer's life.

He told me that he loved me
The new person in the singer's life told her that he loved her.

I put him off with lies
The singer avoided a relationship with the new person by lying to him.

He could see I had no eyes
The new person could tell that the singer was not really interested in him.

So he left me once again alone
The new person left the singer because he knew she was not truly interested in him.

Like a child without her playmate
The singer feels lonely, like a child without a playmate.

I had to face the truth, I was still in love with you
The singer realizes that she is still in love with the person being sung about.

Love has never shown his face, since the day you walked out that door
The singer has not found love since the person being sung about left.

You filled my life with empty space
The person being sung about left a void in the singer's life.

Come back, can't you see it's you I'm waiting for
The singer pleads for the person being sung about to come back, as he is the one she is waiting for.

I need you and I want you
The singer needs and wants the person being sung about to return to her life.

That's what my friends say
The singer's friends also believe that she needs and wants the person being sung about to return.

I'm a fool
The singer acknowledges that her love for the person being sung about makes her look like a fool.