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Artist: The Hold Steady
Canonical path: /the-hold-steady/wait-a-while
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Wait A While
Read Wait A While lyrics by The Hold Steady on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Wait A While
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I'm sure they'll come around and ask you to the movies
That decision is yours to make
Another boyfriend isn't going to make you happy
I'm sorry, maybe you should take a break
All last weekend you spent crying in the bathroom
What happened?
This just shouldn't be so hard
Once they hear you've got a broken heart
They're going to come around and try to make you smile
Little girl you're going to rush right in
Why don't you wait a while?
Once they hear they've got an open shot
They're going to come around and try to make you smile
Why don't you wait a while?
Why don't you wait a while?
I'm sure they'll come up in the parking lots and at parties
You know you don't have to accept
Collecting boyfriends isn't such a healthy hobby
I'm sorry, but there's other words than yes
Once they hear you've got a broken heart
They're going to come around and try to make you smile
Little girl you're going to rush right in
Why don't you wait a while?
Why don't you wait a while?
The truth yeah sure it hurts
But the lies just make it worse
The attention feels euphoric
But the whispers will destroy it
And a rep is such a tough thing to reverse
Once they hear you've got a broken heart
They're going to come around and try to make you smile
Little girl you're going to rush right in
Why don't you wait a while?
Talking loud. making eyes
Like you're a little bit wild
Why don't you wait a while?
Why don't you wait a while?
Why don't you wait a while?
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