Leonard Cohen - Waiting For The Miracle [Live] Lyrics

Baby, I've been waiting
I've been waiting night and day
I didn't see the time
I waited half my life away

There were lots of invitations
And I know you sent me some
But I was waiting for the miracle
For the miracle to come

I know you really loved me
But you see, my hands were tied
And I know it must have hurt you
It must have hurt your pride

To have to stand beneath my window
With your bugle and your drum
And me, I'm up there waiting for the miracle
For the miracle to come

You wouldn't like it there
No, you wouldn't like it here
There's not much entertainment
And the critics are severe

The maestro says it's Mozart
But it sounds like bubble gum
When you're waiting for the miracle
For the miracle to come

Waiting for the miracle
There's nothing left to do
I haven't been this happy
Since the end of World War II

Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb

Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Waiting for the miracle to come

I dreamed about you, baby
It was just the other night
Most of you was naked
Ah, but some of you was light

The sands of time were falling
From your fingers and your thumb
And you were waiting for the miracle
For the miracle to come

Baby, let's get married
We've been alone too long
Let's be alone together
Let's see if we're that strong

Let's do something crazy
Something absolutely wrong
While we're waiting for the miracle
For the miracle to come

Nothing left to do
When you know that you've been taken
Nothing left to do
When you're begging for a crumb

Nothing left to do
When you've got to go on waiting
Waiting for the miracle to come

When you've fallen on the highway
And you're lying in the rain
And they ask you how you're doing
Of course you'll say you can't complain

If you're squeezed for information
That's when you've got to play it dumb
You just say you're out there waiting for the miracle
For the miracle to come

Waiting for the miracle
For the miracle to come