Leonard Cohen/Sharon Robinson)



Baby, I've been waiting

I've been waiting night and day

I didn't see the time

I waited half my life away

There were many invitations

And I know you sent me some

But I was waiting

For the miracle to come



I know you really loved me

But, you see, my hands were tied

I know it must have hurt you

It must have hurt your pride

To stand beneath my window

With your bugle and your drum

While I was waiting

For the miracle to come



You wouldn't like it baby

You wouldn't like it here

There's not much entertainment

And the critics are severe

The Maestro says it's Mozart

But it sounds like bubble gum

When you're waiting

For the miracle to come



CHORUS

Waiting for the miracle

There's nothing left to do

I haven't been this happy

Since the end of World War II

Nothing left to do

When you know that you've been taken

Nothing left to do

When you're begging for a crumb

Nothing left to do

When you've got to go on waiting

For the miracle to come



I dreamed about you, baby

It was just the other night

Most of you was naked

But some of you was light

The sands of time were falling

>From your fingers and your thumb

And you were waiting

For the miracle to come



Baby, let's get married

We've been alone too long

Let's be alone together

Let's see if we're that strong

Let's do something crazy

Something absolutely wrong

While we're waiting

For the miracle to come



CHORUS



When you've fallen on the highway

And you're lying in the rain

And they ask you how you're feeling

Of course you say you can't complain

If you're squeezed for information

That's when you've got to play it dumb

You just say you're out there waiting

For the miracle to come

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