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I Have Waited So Long

This version of I Have Waited So Long was released by Foreigner in 1978.

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I have waited oh, so long
Please don’t tell me baby I was wrong
Dreaming of you every night
Holding back until the time was right

I’ve counted the days, day after day
Since we’ve been apart
Now I’ve found my way, I’ve found my way
Right back to your heart

I’ve been searching for you every where
Calling you, but you were never there
Seeking in the dark of night
Hoping one day you would shine a light

I’ve counted each day, day after day
Since we’ve been apart
Now I’ve found my way, I’ve found my way
Right back to your heart

I have waited oh, so long
Please don’t tell me baby I was wrong
Dreaming of you every night, every night, every night
Holding back until the time was right

Ooh, I have waited so long
Aah, don’t tell me I was wrong

I dream of you, I’m dreaming of you baby

Don’t go away

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About Lyrics and I Have Waited So Long by Foreigner

When you decide to study the lyrics to I Have Waited So Long, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1978 song by Foreigner. Some of the lyrics to I Have Waited So Long have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Foreigner and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to I Have Waited So Long if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to I Have Waited So Long" means the words set to the music of I Have Waited So Long, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Foreigner. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to I Have Waited So Long and the lyrics to I Have Waited So Long are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Foreigner who came here looking just for the lyrics to I Have Waited So Long, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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