Waiting For You
The Terrys Lyrics

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Remember when we first met
All the thing you said, they stuck in my head
And now we go back to bed
And even though I regret, she still shares her cigarette

Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
I never wrote that song about you
Even though we were waiting, waiting for you

I never wrote that tune about you

Remember when we first met
All the thing you said, they stuck in my head
And now we go back to bed
And even though I regret, she still shares her cigarette

Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
I never wrote that song about you
Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
I never wrote that tune about you
Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
I never wrote that song about you
Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
I never wrote that tune about you

Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
I never wrote that song about you
Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
I never wrote that tune about you

I never wrote that song about you
I never wrote that tune about you

Overall Meaning

The Terry's "Waiting For You" is a song about the conflicting emotions that come with waiting for someone who never arrives. The song starts with a nostalgic tone as the singer reminisces about the past, recalling the things that their loved one said when they first met that they could not forget. However, the song takes a sad twist when they reveal that they are alone at night in bed with regrets.

Throughout the song, the singer repeats the same lines, "Even though we were waiting, waiting for you, I never wrote that song about you. Even though we were waiting, waiting for you, I never wrote that tune about you." At first glance, it seems like the singer is deflecting blame onto the person they were waiting for, stating that they didn't inspire them to write a song. But on a deeper level, the lyrics suggest that the person who never arrived was never an inspiration to begin with, that they didn't find the love they were expecting.

The repetition at the end of the song gives a sense of finality to the narrative. The singer did not write a song about this person because they did not mean as much to them as they thought they did. The song leaves a melancholic feeling that one gets from experiencing that unrequited love.

Line by Line Meaning

Remember when we first met
Recalling the time of meeting

All the things you said, they stuck in my head
The things said by the person are still in memory

And now we go back to bed
Going to bed with the person in the present

And even though I regret, she still shares her cigarette
Despite regret, the person is still sharing a cigarette with someone

Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
Even if the person was waiting for someone

I never wrote that song about you
The person did not write a song about that someone

Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
Even if the person was waiting for someone

I never wrote that tune about you
The person did not write a tune about that someone

Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
Even if the person was waiting for someone

I never wrote that song about you
The person did not write a song about that someone

Even though we were waiting, waiting for you
Even if the person was waiting for someone

I never wrote that tune about you
The person did not write a tune about that someone

I never wrote that song about you
Affirmation of not writing a song about someone

I never wrote that tune about you
Affirmation of not writing a tune about someone

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
Written by: JIMMIE SKIN GRAY, JOHN CAMERON, Jimmie Gray

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