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Will He Be Waiting

This version of Will He Be Waiting was released by Dolly Parton in 1972.

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I can still see that lonesome road stretched out before me
The road that left me out of his love
I can still feel the tears he cried on my shoulder the day that I told him goodbye
I never should have left him never should have gone oh what a crazy fool I’ve been
Will he be waiting for me he will be won’t he and will he take me back again
Shadows from the streets shade the path that I am walking
As I make my way back up that winding road again
And the smell of my tomorrow fills the air with sweet perfume
My heart beats faster as I’m near my journey’re end
I wonder if he’s missed me I wonder if he wants me I wonder does he love me still
Will he be waiting for me he will be won’t he oh how I hope he will
He will be waiting for me he will be won’t he
How could it be his love for me has faded and has died
He will be waiting for me he will be won’t he
Oh will I find that this time I’ll be the one to cry
Will he be waiting for me

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About Lyrics and Will He Be Waiting by Dolly Parton

The lyrics to Will He Be Waiting are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Dolly Parton in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Will He Be Waiting are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Dolly Parton and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Will He Be 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 Will He Be Waiting by Dolly Parton 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 Will He Be Waiting" means the words set to the music of Will He Be Waiting, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Dolly Parton. 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 Will He Be Waiting and the lyrics to Will He Be Waiting are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Dolly Parton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Will He Be Waiting, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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