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Artist: Shawn McDonald
Canonical path: /shawn-mcdonald/what-are-you-waiting-for
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What Are You Waiting For
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What Are You Waiting For
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You have always been a run away
Always looking for a place that's safe
'Cause you are disappointed with the world
The hand that you were dealt
And I get it why you feel that way
'Cause it doesn't ever seem to change
But have you ever really tried to trust
Something outside yourself?
What are you waiting for?
What are you waiting for?
You're standing at an open door
This is your life, you never live twice
Step through to the other side
'Cause there's so much more
So what are you waiting
What are you waiting for?
You don't have to be afraid
To believe in something unexplained
'Cause this is where the road begins
And where the healing starts
So open up your eyes my friend
'Cause this is where the searching ends
You don't have to keep the wounds
And walls around your heart
So what are you waiting for?
You're standing at an open door
This is your life, you never live twice
Step through to the other side
'Cause there's so much more
Go ahead and say goodbye
Go ahead start tonight
Come over, come over
To the other side
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Shawn McDonald performs "What Are You Waiting For", and this lyric page sits inside the Shawn McDonald catalog on LyroVerse.
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