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First recorded and left off the Help! album, “Wait” was exhumed during the final day’s recording for Rubber Soul, nearly five months later. It was written while The Beatles were filming Help! in the Bahamas, and was originally intended for inclusion in the soundtrack. Paul McCartney recalled writing...
[Verse 1: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
It's been a long time, now I'm coming back home
I've been away now, oh, how I've been alone
[Chorus 1: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
[Verse 2: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
But if your heart breaks, don't wait, turn me away
And if your heart's strong, hold on, I won't delay
[Chorus 2: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
[Bridge: Paul McCartney]
I feel as though you ought to know
That I've been good, as good as I can be
And if you do, I'll trust in you
And know that you will wait for me
[Verse 3: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
It's been a long time, now I'm coming back home
I've been away now, oh, how I've been alone
[Chorus: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
[Bridge: Paul McCartney]
I feel as though you ought to know
That I've been good, as good as I can be
And if you do, I'll trust in you
And know that you will wait for me
[Verse 4: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
But if your heart breaks, don't wait, turn me away
And if your heart's strong, hold on, I won't delay
[Chorus: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
Wait till I come back to your side
We'll forget the tears we've cried
[Verse 5: John Lennon and Paul McCartney]
It's been a long time, now I'm coming back home
I've been away now, oh, how I've been alone
Wait was written by Lennon-McCartney & Paul McCartney.
Wait was produced by George Martin.
The Beatles released Wait on Fri Dec 03 1965.
When the sessions begin, my heart is usually in my mouth. I wonder, sometimes, whether they can keep it up time after time, but they do! They’re terribly workmanlike in the studio. I don’t mean that they’re deadly serious and sombre, I mean they’re always full of fun.
- Via Beatles Ebooks