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TRACK

Beyoncé

Waiting

Release date: 2009

About This Track

'Waiting' by Beyoncé is a 2009 track built around a repeated sense of delay, with the lyrics setting the scene at 6 o’clock and describing seconds that “feel like hours”. The vocal is structured as a duet refrain, with two voices trading lines over a backing of persistent waiting, before the perspective shifts into a verse that lingers on time passing and the feeling of being stuck.

"Waiting" is a track by Beyoncé, released 2009. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Waiting

[Refrain: Beyonce & Ne-Yo]

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

[Verse 1: Beyonce]

It's 6 o'clock

And seconds feel like hours as I sit here

And watch them tick away

And just the thought

Of seeing you again I wanna sing

I've been longing for this day

[Chorus]

I'll be waiting

'Cause I can't smile untill I see your smile

I'll be waiting

There's nothing else that I would rather do

I'll be waiting

'Cause I can't sleep until I hear your heart

I'll be waiting

'Cause patiently I'll wait right here for you

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Patiently I'll wait right here for you

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Patiently I wait

[Verse 2: Ne-Yo]

It's 12 am

The crowd is getting thin but it's okay

'Cause I'm not here for them no, no, no

And I refuse

To move from the spot

Until I feel your heart

Pressed against mine again

I'm waiting!

[Chorus]

I'll be waiting

'Cause I can't smile until I see your smile

I'll be waiting

There's nothing else that I would rather do

I'll be waiting

'Cause I can't sleep until I hear your heart

I'll be waiting

'Cause patiently I'll wait right here for you

[Bridge: Beyonce & Ne-Yo]

I don't care how long it takes

I don't mind I'm alright I'll sit and wait

'Til the sun comes down and rise

And come right back up again

You're the best thing that's happened in my life

When your absent in the borders is my life

And it just ain't right

So take as long as you like

I'm waiting

[Refrain: Beyonce & Ne-Yo]

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

I'm waiting

[Chorus]

I'll be waiting

I can't smile until I see your smile

I'll be waiting

There's nothing else that I would rather do

I'll be waiting

'Cause I can't sleep until I hear your heart

I'll be waiting

'Cause patiently I'll wait right here for you

[Chorus]

I'll be waiting

I can't sleep until I hear your heart

I'll be waiting

There's nothing else that I would rather do

I'll be waiting

'Cause I can't sleep until I hear your heart

I'll be waiting

'Cause patiently I wait right here for you

[Outro]

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Patiently I wait right here for you

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Patiently I wait

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

Waiting

2009

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Beyoncé, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Ne-Yo, Tor Erik Hermansen
Producer: Stargate

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