I heard the stomping of feet dancing
   On the wooden floor upstairs
   I wasn't in the mood for laughing
   So I sat silent in my chair
   There was someone missing I knew
   Outside there fell the rain
   Where had she gone, what could I do
   I played the waiting game
   The cigarette smoke was annoying
   My mood was fit for a bath
   A drink couldn't oil my expression
   Nothing could make me laugh
   I was worried out of my head
   I was in such a state
   What's keeping her, where has she gone
   I played the waiting game
  
   When you love someone
   You worry when they're late
   When you love someone
   You know the time it takes
   To play the waiting game
  
   The music got louder and louder
   From the wooden floor upstairs
   I played with a handful of peanuts
   When I saw her standing there
   My mood leapt right out of the bath
   She had got stuck in the rain
   Her coat dripped on a hanger
   Playing the waiting
   I couldn't understand her
   Playing the waiting
   Seemed like I'd wait forever
   Playing the waiting game