I'm Still Waiting
Patti Labelle And The Bluebells Lyrics

I remember when
Looking back at the past and reminiscing the memory

I was five and you were ten, boy
Recalling the age when they first met and their age gap

You knew that I was shy
Acknowledging the fact that the boy was aware of her shy nature

So you teased and made me cry
Expressing how the boy teased her and made her cry as a result

But I loved you
Indicating the feelings of love for the boy

Then one day you came
Transitioning to a new phase in their relationship

You told me you were leaving
Informing her about his decision to leave her

You gave your folks the blame
Blaming his parents for his decision to leave

And made me cry again
Causing her to cry once more due to his departure

When you said
Introducing what he said to her

Little girl
Referring to her as a young girl

Please don't wait for me
Asking her not to wait for him

Wait patiently for love
Encouraging her to wait for love to come on its own

Someday will surely come
Assuring her that she will find love someday

Ooh, little girl
Expressing sympathy for her situation

And I'm still waiting
Revealing that she still has feelings for him and still waits for him

I'm waiting
Repeating her desire to wait for him

Ooh, still waiting
Reiterating that she is still waiting for him

I'm just a fool
Admitting that she feels foolish for waiting for him

Ooh, I'm a fool
Emphasizing how she thinks of herself as a fool for still waiting for him

To keep waiting
Realizing that she should not keep waiting for him

Then someone finally came
Introducing a new character in the story

He told me that he loved me
Sharing that someone professed love for her

I put him off with lies
Rejecting his love with excuses

He could see I had no eyes
Revealing how she had no interest in him

So he left me once again alone
Leaving her heartbroken once again

Like a child without her playmate
Comparing her feeling of loneliness to a child missing a playmate

I had to face the truth
Coming to a realization about her feelings

I was still in love with you
Confessing that she still had love for the boy who left her

But you said:
Introducing what he said to her during their previous encounter

Love has never shown his face
Reflecting on how she has not found love since their parting

Since the day you walked out that door
Attributing her lack of love to his departure

You filled my life with empty space
Explaining how his absence created a void in her life

Come back
Making a plea for him to return

Can't you see it's you I'm waiting for
Reiterating how she longs for his return

Don't you know I'm waiting
Revealing how desperate she is for his return

For you, I miss you
Expressing how she misses him and him alone

Come on back, boy
Making another plea for him to return

I need you
Reinforcing how much she longs for him

I want you
Reiterating how much she still desires him

That's what my friends say
Referencing what her friends tell her about her situation