The One-Line Lyric Challenge

I Will Wait

Here's the song prompt for January! Hootie & The Blowfish is an American rock band formed by Darius Rucker in 1986, before he went on to have a pretty successful solo career in country music. I personally prefer his rock music.

There's something about the chord progression in the verses that just gets me.

Thanks, WdC, for waiting for me.

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Song Prompt: "I Will Wait" by Hootie & The Blowfish



Song Lyrics ▶︎

Aboard his ship he stops to stare
Needs to smell her, touch her hair
Says, "I can't be without her"
Tonight he's going to be without her

"It's late now," she says
Makes her mind up, goes to bed
Another night alone without him
Another night alone in Charleston

When I wake to find the solace of
All that we've become
I can't wait to make the promises
That I've been leery of
Take me down
Let me see

I'll be there waiting for you
In the morning when times have changed
I'll be there, through the lies and all
I'll be standing like a soldier for you

You hold your secrets
Through the days when I need to be alone
(I will wait) I will wait for you
Through the rise and fall

She was left behind so they could stay
Got to feel him, this she prays
It'd make her feel so much better
I want to feel so much better

When I wake to find the solace of
All that we've become
I can't wait to make the promises
I've been leery of
Take me down
Let me see

I'll be there waiting for you
In the morning when times have changed
I'll be there through the lies and all
I'll be standing like a soldier for you

You hold your secrets
Through the days when I need to be alone
(I will wait) I will wait for you
Through the rise and fall

Write a story or poem inspired by the song. No need to include specific lyrics.