Swing Out Sister is better known for their other hits like “Break Out” or “Am I the Same Girl” but I’ve always loved “The Waiting Game” the most. The music video is extra special because it shows the singer Corrine Drewery all around Paris looking eerily like Audrey Hepburn in “Funny Face”. It’s a wonderful summer feeling kind of song.
Here’s a scene from Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn doing her beatnik dance.
Here are the lyrics which capture the sentiment of being so much in love that you’re willing to put your life on hold for that person with the hope that they’ll comeback to you. Sadly, most of the time that never happens. When it comes to love, it either works or it doesn’t.
The Waiting Game
I’ve spent too much time
Waiting for you in vain
I can’t hear your voice
Although I call your name
I can’t go on but I still hang on just the same
I’ve spent endless nights
Crying you name out loud
But I still remain
Alone in an empty crowd
As time goes on I realize you’ll never change
I say a prayer
I count the hours
I hear a voice but it’s not yours
I count the score
I can’t go on playing the waiting game
If you should ever change your mind
I’ll be there just call my name
Until then I’ll be playing the waiting game
All you left me was emptiness
Now everyday seems the same
You’ve gone but I’m still playing the waiting game
I’ve waited too long
Wishing my life away
Convincing myself
Tomorrow you’d change your ways
I can’t go on but I still hang on just the same
I say a prayer
I count the hours
I hear a voice but it’s not yours
I count the score
I can’t go on playing the waiting game
If you should ever change your mind
I’ll be there just call my name
Until then I’ll be playing the waiting game
All you left me was emptiness
Now everyday seems the same
You’ve gone but I’m still playing the waiting game
I’ve waited far too long for you to change your ways
Playing the waiting game
If you should ever change your mind
I’ll be there just call my name
Until then I’ll be playing the waiting game
All you left me was emptiness
Now everyday seems the same
You’ve gone but I’m still playing the waiting game
If you should ever change your mind
I’ll be there just call my name
Until then I’ll be playing the waiting game….
