One of the reasons I started this site was to exorcise the hold that certain songs can have on me. Take this one, for example. “I will wait for you” by Eliot Yamin is a song that I listened to a lot during my whirlwind romance earlier this summer. In hindsight, the girl he was waiting for wasn’t me, and that’s why I have a difficult time listening to this song. It makes me think of being in his car, 2 or 3 in the morning, the windows down, my hair blowing, and feeling so damn happy. Soon enough, most of the negative memories will fade further and I’ll just have that giddy feeling to remember fondly …

I never felt nothing in the world like this before
Now I’m missing you
And I’m wishing that you would come back through my door
Why did you have to go? You could have let me know
So now I’m all alone,
Girl you could have stayed
but you wouldnt give me a chance
With you not around it’s a little bit more then i can stand
And all my tears they keep running down my face
Why did you turn away?

So why does your pride make you run and hide?
Are you that afraid of me?
But I know it’s a lie what you keep inside
This is not how you wanted to be

So baby I will wait for you
Cause I don’t know what else I can do
Don’t tell me I ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life

Baby I will wait for you
If you think I’m fine it just aint true
I really need you in my life
No matter what i have to do I’ll wait for you

It’s been a long time since you called me
(How could you forget about me)
You got me feeling crazy (crazy)
How can you walk away,
Everything stays the same
I just can’t do it baby
What will it take to make you come back
Girl I told you what it is & it just ain’t like that
Why can’t you look at me, you’re still in love with me
Don’t leave me crying.

Baby why can’t we just start over again
Get it back to the way it was
If you give me a chance I can love you right
But you’re telling me it won’t be enough

So baby I will wait for you
Cause I don’t know what else I can do
Don’t tell me I ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life

Baby I will wait for you
If you think I’m fine it just aint true
I really need you in my life
No matter what i have to do I’ll wait for you

So why does you pride make you run & hide
Are you that afriad of me?
But I know it’s a lie what you’re keeping inside
Thats not how you wanted to be

Baby I will wait for you
Baby I will wait for you
If it’s the last thing i do

Baby I will wait for you
Cause I don’t know what else I can do
Don’t tell me I ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life

Baby I will wait for you
you think I’m fine it just aint true
I really need you in my life
No matter what i have to do I’ll wait for you

I’ll Be Waiting.