(Difford/Tilbrook)  



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