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

Ooh hoo hoo・・・
Ooh hoo hoo・・・

Well I've been haunted in my sleep
You've been starring in my dreams
Lord,I miss you,(child)
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 1200 with some
Puerto Rican girls
That are just dying 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!"

Ah ah・・・
Ah ah・・・

Ooooh, everybody waits so long
Ooooh, baby why you wait so long
(Won't you come on, come home! ah・・・)

(I've been walking
Central Park
Singing after dark
People think I'm crazy)
(I been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street)
(Asking people
"What's the matter with you, boy?")

(Sometimes I want to say to myself
Sometimes I say...)

Ooh hoo hoo・・・
I guess
I'm lying to myself
There's you and no one else
Lord, I won't miss you, child
Ah ah・・・
Ah ah・・・
Ah ah・・・ gets my