Waitin'
I wrote this song around 1967 when I was a teenager. My mother and I were heavy into country and sang
together often. Attached is a link to the song I recorded in 1967. It is a bit slower than it should be as the
tape stretched a bit. I hope to re-record it soon. For what it is worth, here is the songs link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n7ldbfn2bjassss/Waitin%27%20%28Duet%29.mp3?dl=0
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John C. Daoust
[Verse 1]
C
Five long years I’m waiting,
G7
waiting for my love to come home to me.
G7
Waiting for the train,
G7
Sittin’ here in vain,
C
Every morning waitin, for the train to come.
[Chorus]
C
The train is so late now,
C
I’m waitin' at the gate now,
F G7 C G7
For my lover to come walkin’ up to me.
C
Waitin’ here in vain now,
C
Waitin’ for a train to bring a
F G7 C
Dream that vanished with the mornin’dew.
[Verse 2]
C
I’m walking to the station.
C G7
Through the fog of early morning hours.
G7
Dew drops everywhere,
G7
Glistening in the air,
G7 C
Like the love that’ll be waiting for me there.
[Chorus]
C
The train is so late now,
C
I’m waitin' at the gate now,
F G7 C G7
For my lover to come walkin’ up to me.
C
Waitin’ here in vain now,
C
Waitin’ for a train to bring a
F G7 C
Dream that vanished with the mornin’dew.
[Verse 3]
C F G7 C
I’m waitin’ for my lover to come to me,
F G7 C
waitin’ for a voice to call my name,
F G7 C
waitin’ for open arms to reach around me,
F G7 C
but loneliness is crawling up on me.
[Chorus]
C
The train is so late now,
C
I’m waitin' at the gate now,
F G7 C G7
For my lover to come walkin’ up to me.
C
Waitin’ here in vain now,
C
Waitin’ for a train to bring a
F G7 C
Dream that vanished with the mornin’dew.
[Outro]
C F G7 C
I’m waitin’ for my lover to come to me,
F G7 C
waitin’ for a voice to call my name,
F G7 C
waitin’ for open arms to reach around me,
F G7 C
but loneliness is crawling up on me.
F G7 C
but loneliness is crawling up on me.