Lyrics to
Wait

This version of Wait was released by Lou Reed in 1978.

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Wait (disgrace)
I know I shouldn’t, but we’ll wait (such a pretty face)
I know the time is getting late (… such a waste)
And here is what you hesitate (such a pretty face)
But still I really wish that you’d wait (… such a waste)
Although the passion might abate (such a pretty face)
And find you in another state (it’s such a state)
That will seem just as a mistake (it’s such a waste)
Oh baby, I really think that I oughta wait (such a pretty face)

Wait (it was such a waste)
I really wouldn’t want your hate (it’s such a pretty face)
Certainly not after like late (… such a waste)
You wanna give not only take (it’s such a pretty face)
I know propriety is such a waste (it’s such a disgrace)
But then it says you really have to wait (such a pretty face)
Considering the present state (… such a waste)
Don’t change my mind at such a late stage (… such a waste)
Oh baby, don’t you think you oughta wait (such a pretty face)

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Wait
Oh, now baby, how I wish you would wait
I really wish you’d hesitate
Oh, baby, baby please why don’t you wait
Oh, how I really wish you’d wait
Oh, how I wish you’d hesitate
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(… someday)

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About Lyrics and Wait by Lou Reed

The lyrics for Wait are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1978 song by Lou Reed. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Wait have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Wait - Lou Reed and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Wait by Lou Reed in multiple ways. 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 Wait" means the words set to the music of Wait, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. 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 Wait and the lyrics to Wait are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to Wait, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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