I'm Still Waiting
Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles Lyrics

I remember when
The singer reflects on an earlier time in her life

I was five and you were ten, boy
The singer remembers the age difference between her and the person she is singing to

You knew that I was shy
The singer's shyness was known by the person she is singing to

So you teased and made me cry
Instead of helping the singer with her shyness, the person she is singing to made fun of her

But I loved you
Despite the teasing, the singer still had feelings for the person she is singing to

Then one day you came
The person the singer is singing to left at some point and returned later

You told me you were leaving
The person the singer is singing to is leaving again

You gave your folks the blame
The person the singer is singing to blames his family for his departure

And made me cry again
The singer is upset once again by the person leaving

When you said
The person the singer is singing to spoke the following words

Little girl
The person the singer is singing to addresses her as 'little girl'

Please don't wait for me
The person the singer is singing to does not want her to wait for him

Wait patiently for love
Instead of waiting for him, the person the singer is singing to advises her to wait for love to come

Someday will surely come
The person the singer is singing to believes that love will come one day

Ooh, little girl
The person the singer is singing to shows further affection towards her

And I'm still waiting
The singer is still waiting for the person she is singing to

I'm waiting
The singer restates that she is waiting

Ooh, still waiting
The singer repeats that she is still waiting

I'm just a fool
The singer admits to feeling foolish for waiting for the person she is singing to

Ooh, I'm a fool
The singer further emphasizes that she feels foolish

To keep waiting
The singer believes it is foolish to continue waiting

Then someone finally came
The singer met someone else

He told me that he loved me
The new person in the singer's life professed their love to her

I put him off with lies
The singer did not accept the new person's love and lied to them

He could see I had no eyes
The new person could tell that the singer was still in love with the person she is singing to

So he left me once again alone
The new person left the singer because she was still in love with someone else

Like a child without her playmate
The singer compares her loneliness to that of a child without a friend

I had to face the truth
The singer came to a realization

I was still in love with you
The singer was still in love with the person she had been waiting for

But you said:
The singer recalls what the person she is waiting for had said

Love has never shown his face
The singer has not found love since the person she is singing to left

Since the day you walked out that door
The person the singer is waiting for left at some point in the past

You filled my life with empty space
The singer's life has been lacking since the person she is waiting for left

Come back
The singer wishes for the person she is waiting for to return

Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for
The singer reveals that she is still waiting for the person she is singing to

Don't you know I'm waiting
The singer reiterates that she is waiting

I'm waiting for love
The singer is waiting for the love of the person she is singing to

For you, I miss you
The singer misses the person she is singing to

Come on back, boy
The singer addresses the person she is waiting for, asking them to return

I need you
The singer expresses a need for the person she is waiting for

I want you
The singer expresses a desire for the person she is waiting for

That's what my friends says
The singer's friends have likely told her she is waiting in vain