Said the wait child, magic child, work it on out, now work it
The wait child, pinball child, pool hall child hurts
The wait child, pacing child, forth back now hurts
The wait child, neon light, late night lights hurt
Oh, gonna hurt some, child, child
Gonna hurt some, whoa, my baby
Said the wait child, bruised ball child, pride-slapped child hurts
The wait child, crest-felled child, tear-eyed child hurts
The wait child, bus stop child, late come child hurts
The wait child, platform walk, idle talk hurts
Oh, gonna hurt some, child, child
Gonna hurt some, whoa, my baby
I said child, child staring into the streetlight
Messed up child, lonely boy tonight
Kick the wall, turn the street and back again
Oh boy, you've been forgotten
Child, child staring into the streetlight
Messed up child, lonely boy tonight
Kick the wall, turn the street and back again
Oh boy, you've been forgotten
I said the wait child, pacing child, forth back now hurts
The wait child, bus stop child, late come child hurts
The wait child, pool hall child, pin table now hurts
The wait child, magic child, work it on out, now work it
Oh, gonna hurt some, child, child, child, child, child
Hurt some, whoa, my baby, hey
The Wait was written by Chrissie Hynde & Pete Farndon.
The Wait was produced by Chris Thomas.
Pretenders released The Wait on Mon Jan 07 1980.