I`ve been holding out so long
I`ve been sleeping all alone
Lord I miss you.
I`ve been hanging on the phone
I`ve been sleeping all alone,
I want to kiss you.
Well, I`ve been haunted in my sleep
You`ve been staring in my dreams
Lord I miss you.
I`ve been waiting in the hall
Been waiting on your call
When the phone rings.
It`s just some friends of mine that say,
Hey, what`s the matter man?
We`re gonna come around at twelve
With some Puerto Rican girls
That are just dyin` to meet you.
We`re gonna bring a case of wine
Hey, let`s go mess and fool around
You know, like we used to.
Oh, everybody waits so long
Oh baby, why you wait so long
Won`t you come on, come on.
I`ve been walking Central Park
Singing after dark, people think I`m crazy
I`ve been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling thro` the street, asking people,
What`s the matter with you boy?
Sometimes I want to say to myself
Sometimes I say
I guess I`m lying to myself
It`s just you and no one else
Lord, I won`t miss you child
You`ve been blotting out my mind
Fooling on my time
No, I won`t miss you, baby, yeah