From the recording In This Room
Waiting Game
Lyrics
The Waiting Game
(Jim Quealy, Middle Room Music)
The big boss man has got you by the stones
He doesn’t care about your aching bones
Your kids and dogs or your mounting debt
What he wants to give is all you’re gonna get
When the Waiting Game makes you ill at ease
You can kneel and pray on your bended knees
Or you can stand and turn and walk away
Intend to mean every word you say cause
Today’s the day you make your get away
She’s not sure if you’re good enough
You might talk too smooth or play too rough
She needs some time to find her heart
Buddy, hit the road before her journey starts
When the Waiting Game makes you ill at ease
You can kneel and pray on your bended knees
Or you can stand and turn and walk away
Intend to mean every word you say cause
Today’s the day you make your get away
Patience is a virtue You’ve been patient on that line
Standing there so still While you’re running out of time
Like a prison cell with a plastic knife
If behavior’s good, they’re gonna give you life
Until you dig down deep and tunnel through
Break out; make them come after you
When the Waiting Game makes you ill at ease
You can kneel and pray on your bended knees
Or you can stand and turn and walk away
Intend to mean every word you say cause
Today’s the day you make your get away