Lyrics to
Why Are You Waiting

This version of Why Are You Waiting was released by Rick Springfield in 1973.

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What can I do I’m at the door
I’ve tried turning back there’s no point in that now
What should I say, what should I do
Should I fix my hair oh why am I scared now

Facing the world is so hard do you know what I mean
People are so often hard and far too ready to say…hey…ohhh

Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won’t fail)
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won’t fail, you won’t fail)

Look at me stand outside the door
Like a frightened child with a nervous smile see
What should I do, what should I say
Should I speak at all
I am much too small now

Facing the world is so hard do you know what I mean
People are so often hard and far too ready to say…hey…ohhh

Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won’t fail)
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won’t fail)
Why Are You Waiting?
What if I fail (you won’t fail, you won’t fail, you won’t fail)

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Rick Springfield has released many songs over the years besides Why Are You Waiting. Rick Springfield released songs from 1972 to 2007 spanning across albums like Beginnings, Comic Book Heroes, Mission Magic!, Wait For Night, Working Class Dog, Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet, Living In Oz, Beautiful Feelings, Hard To Hold, Tao, Rock Of Life, Sahara Snow, Karma, Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance, The Day After Yesterday, and Christmas With You. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Rick Springfield.

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About Lyrics and Why Are You Waiting by Rick Springfield

The lyrics to Why Are You Waiting are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Rick Springfield in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to Why Are You Waiting are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Rick Springfield and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Why Are You Waiting back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Why Are You Waiting by Rick Springfield in a number of 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 Why Are You Waiting" means the words set to the music of Why Are You Waiting, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Rick Springfield. 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 Why Are You Waiting and the lyrics to Why Are You Waiting are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Rick Springfield who came here looking just for the lyrics to Why Are You Waiting, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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