Waiting In Vain Lyrics
Bob Marley Feat. The Wailers
Lyrics
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love.
From the very first time I rest my eyes on you, girl
My heart says follow t'rough.
But I know, now, that I'm way down on your line
But the waitin' feel is fine:
So don't treat me like a puppet on a string
'Cause I know I have to do my thing.
Don't talk to me as if you think I'm dumb
I wanna know when you're gonna come - soon.
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
'Cause if summer is here
I'm still waiting there
Winter is here
And I'm still waiting there.
/Guitar solo/
Like I said:
It's been three years since I'm knockin' on your door
And I still can knock some more:
Ooh girl, ooh girl, is it feasible?
I wanna know now, for I to knock some more.
Ya see, in life I know there's lots of grief
But your love is my relief:
Tears in my eyes burn - tears in my eyes burn
While I'm waiting - while I'm waiting for my turn
See!
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love
I don't wanna wait in vain for your love, oh!
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna wait in vain.
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna wait in vain.
No, I don't wanna (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -
No I - no I (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't
wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -
No, no-no, I, no, I (I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain) -
It's your love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain)
It's me love that you're running from.
It's Jah love that I'm waiting on (I don't wanna - I don't wanna -
I don't wanna - I don't wanna - I don't wanna wait in vain)
It's me love that you're running from.
Song & Lyrics Facts
Bob Marley feat. The Wailers - Waiting in Vain is a song released on Bob Marley's 1977 album Exodus.
It was written by Bob Marley and produced by Chris Blackwell. The song has become one of the most beloved reggae songs of all time, and its lyrics reflect Bob Marley's Rastafarian beliefs about love and relationships. The Wailers were the backing band for Bob Marley, and included members Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass), Carlton Barrett (drums), Tyrone Downie (keyboards) and Junior Marvin (guitar). The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording in 1978, but ultimately lost to Peter Tosh's Equal Rights. Since its release, it has been covered by numerous artists including John Mayer, Celine Dion, and Lauryn Hill. Its lyrics have also been sampled in numerous hip-hop tracks. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Bob Marley said that he wrote the song after being stood up by a woman who promised to meet him at a certain place. He wrote the lyrics as a way to express his feelings about being left waiting in vain.