[Nelson:] I've been waitin' for a girl like you. [All 4:] Been waitin' for a long time. [Nelson:] And I've been waitin' for a love that's true. [All 4:] Been waitin' for a long time.
[Jennings:] I been waitin' for blue skies. Been waitin' for blue eyes. [All 4:] Waitin' for a long time. [Jennings:] I've been standin' in the pourin' rain. Waitin' for you-oo. [All 4:] Waitin' for a long time.
[Cash:] I've been starin' at a miracle of mysery. [All 4:] Been waitin' for a long time. I've been prayin' for a miracle of mystery. [All 4:] Been waitin' for a long time.
[Kristofferson:] I've been hopin' that some day, Love will find me some way, yeah. [All 4:] Waitin' for a long time. [Cash:] I've been waitin' for a long, lost train, Waitin' for you-oo-oo. [All 4:] Waitin' for a long time.
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[Nelson:] I've been waitin' for a girl like you. [All 4:] I been waitin' for a long time. [Nelson:] And I've been waitin' for a love that's true. [All 4:] I've been waitin' for a long time.
[Cash:] I've been hopin' that some day, Love will find me some way. [All 4:] Waitin' for a long time. [Jennings:] I've been standin' in the pourin' rain, Waitin' for you-oo. [All 4:] Waitin' for a long time.
[Cash:] I've been waitin' on a long, lost train, Waitin' for you-oo-oo.