I’ll Be Waiting Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hold me closer one more time
Say that you love me in your last goodbye
Please forgive me for my sins
Yes, I swam dirty waters but you pushed me in

I've seen your face under every sky
Over every border and on every line
You know my heart more than I do
We were the greatest, me and you

[Pre-Chorus]
But we had time against us and miles between us
The heavens cried, I know I left you speechless
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue
And I see my future in you

[Chorus]
I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again
I'll put my hands up
I'll do everything different, I'll be better to you
I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again
I'll put my hands up
I'll be somebody different, I'll be better to you


[Verse 2]
Let me stay here for just one more night
Build your walls around me and pull me to the light
So I can tell you that I was wrong
I was a child then but now I'm willing to learn
[Pre-Chorus]
But we had time against us and miles between us
The heavens cried, I know I left you speechless
But now the sky has cleared and it's blue
And I see my future in you

[Chorus]
I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again
I'll put my hands up
I'll do everything different, I'll be better to you
I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again
I'll put my hands up
I'll be somebody different, I'll be better to you


[Bridge]
Time against us (Time against us), miles between us (Miles between us)
Heavens cried, I know I left you speechless
Time against us (Time against us), miles between us (Miles between us)
Heavens cried, I know I left you speechless
I know I left you speechless
I'll be waiting

[Chorus]
I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again
I'll put my hands up
I'll do everything different, I'll be better to you
I'll be waiting for you when you're ready to love me again
I'll put my hands up
I'll be somebody different, I'll be better to you

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Genius Annotation

“I’ll Be Waiting” is a far more upbeat and hopeful song compared to the rest of 21. On it, Adele discusses how she can benefit from her recent breakup and apologizes for portraying her ex-lover in a negative light.

In an interview with Spin Magazine, she talked about how some of her songs were written as a “fuck you” to her exes. This song comes at a large contrast to that, as it’s more of a traditional love song than a “fuck you” breakup one.

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