I'll Be Waiting

Lyrics by Ivory Ireton Voice by Ivory Ireton From the forthcoming album "Drowning In Music" (Verse 1) The night arrives before you do, Like every evening always knew. I hear your footsteps in the rain, Then lose you to the dawn again. You kiss my lips with tired eyes, Still wearing pieces of his life. You hold my hand and softly say, "I love you both..." before you fade. (Pre-Chorus) I never ask you where you've been, I already know. I'm just the place you come to breathe, Before you have to go. (Chorus) I'll be waiting... Like I always do. Keeping all the lights alive, Just in case it's you. I'll be waiting... Though it tears me apart. Every goodbye leaves another scar, Across my hopeful heart. If loving you means standing still, Then that's what I will do. Even if forever means... I'm always waiting for you. (Verse 2) Christmas comes, then disappears, Another calendar of tears. Your laughter echoes through my room, Then silence slowly starts to bloom. You tell me that your love is real, That both our hearts are yours to heal. But when tomorrow calls your name, You always leave the way you came. (Pre-Chorus) I never ask you who comes first, The answer's in your eyes. Still I gather every second, Like stolen paradise. (Chorus) I'll be waiting... Like I always do. Keeping all the lights alive, Just in case it's you. I'll be waiting... Though it tears me apart. Every goodbye leaves another scar, Across my hopeful heart. If loving you means standing still, Then that's what I will do. Even if forever means... I'm always waiting for you. (Bridge) Maybe someday you'll wake beside me, With no one left to leave behind. Maybe that's a dream I'll never hold, A ghost inside my mind. Still I'd rather live one stolen moment, Than a lifetime loving someone new. Because no matter how I fight it... My heart belongs to you. (Final Chorus) I'll be waiting... Until my final day. Through every lonely midnight, Through every empty place. I'll be waiting... Though hope can be unkind. You can break my heart a thousand times, You'll never change my mind. If this love is my forever, Then forever will be true. You don't have to choose me now... I'll still be waiting... For you. (Outro) The lights are on. The door's unlocked. My heart... never stopped.