I Will Wait-Sugar Bayou

[ti:I Will Wait] [ar:Sugar Bayou] [al:Dance Hall Incident] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]I Will Wait - Sugar Bayou [00:23.97]Met him one summer when I was 16 [00:26.90]Prettiest boy I'd ever seen [00:29.73]Said I'd kiss you when the corn grew tall [00:32.62]We were going steady in no time at all [00:35.54]Leaves started turning and the wind blew still [00:38.46]Said I love you now and I always will [00:41.40]Promises were waiting 'round the corner [00:46.51] [00:47.30]Bet you a dollar you couldn't catch me [00:50.16]Raced you down to the sugar maple tree [00:53.07]Picked me up and ran me on your shoulder [00:55.95]Held me close as we got a day older [00:58.98]You spoke of things I didn't understand [01:01.88]Such is the difference 'tween a boy and a man [01:04.77]You smiled and said a buck—girl that's a fortune [01:09.74] [01:10.79]I will wait for you until you know you love me [01:21.14] [01:22.22]I'm standing right in front of you [01:25.19]I'll be here 'til the end [01:27.43] [01:28.18]And I will wait for you [01:32.80] [01:40.02]Laughing and dancing down the wheat field row [01:42.96]Watched by the rabbit and the nosy crow [01:45.82]You said you had big plans in the making [01:48.66]But there were things you weren't saying [01:51.69]When I look back you never lied [01:54.56]I couldn't blame you no matter how I tried [01:57.49]How can love claim to have all the answers [02:02.30] [02:03.11]Then the rains came down and swept you away [02:06.31]I knew you had to go [02:07.44]Didn't want it that way [02:09.21]You promised me you'd be back again [02:12.07]I prayed for summer as the snow settled in [02:15.06]You said you'd come to claim me [02:16.30]When the corn grew fat [02:17.96]I could never find another love like that [02:20.95]You said I'll be your husband if you'll let me [02:25.65] [02:26.84]I will wait for you until your search is over [02:37.15] [02:38.35]I'm standing right in front of you [02:41.30]I'll be here 'til the end [02:43.56] [02:44.21]And I will wait for you [02:48.35] [02:50.33]Our last night together [02:54.62] [02:55.48]Is sure to bring you home [03:00.38] [03:01.77]It's written in the harvest wind [03:04.57]And the white heat of the moon [03:06.92] [03:07.78]You'll be coming home soon [03:12.47] [03:13.67]I will wait for you until your search is over [03:23.83] [03:25.09]I'm standing right in front of you [03:28.14]I'll be here 'til the end [03:30.36] [03:31.15]And I will wait for you [03:35.16] [03:37.08]I will wait for you [03:41.19] [03:42.61]Until you're headed homeward [03:47.26] [03:48.77]I will walk our sacred ground [03:51.58]And keep your heart in view [03:54.13] [03:55.64]And I will wait for you [04:00.07] [04:01.54]Yes I will wait for you