You Were Waiting

It’s been a long time since I’ve been around and I missed you
Can I kiss you? 
If things have changed in this one horse town I wouldn’t know, It’s hasn’t grown 
Cicadas singing loud on a summer eve  
Tree lined streets and the old folks sit on their porches 
Go off to churches 
 
When I left town there were bridges burned, I lit the matches
In my madness   
So damned sure I would not return I said never, 
I was in error   
Because my old man’s sick and my mom can’t cope 
I’ve come home to save my soul, you were waiting, 
Love not fading   

Bridge: 
When I heard the sound of the siren’s song,   
 Grabbed my things and I ran so hard   
To a bright future life I’d always sought   
Never thought I’d be so wrong 

'Cause all I found was a lot of pain, and hard lessons, it wasn’t heaven 

There were really good things in my life back here, but I was blind, 
I wasn’t kind 
You were always there when I turned around, but in that moment, 
I was broken 
Now you’ve picked me up and you’ve made me whole.    I’ve come home and found my soul 
You were waiting, love not fading,  
You were waiting,    

You were waiting, you were waiting

Copyright Ann Gates Fiser 2014

You Were Waiting

A song about the lure of the hobo's way of life and a fascination with trains
