I Will Wait

Met him one summer when I was 16

Prettiest boy I'd ever seen

Said I'd kiss you when the corn grew tall

We were going steady in no time at all

Leaves started turning and the wind blew still

Said I love you now and I always will

Promises were waiting 'round the corner

Bet you a dollar you couldn't catch me

Raced you down to the sugar maple tree

Picked me up and ran me on your shoulder

Held me close as we got a day older

You spoke of things I didn't understand

Such is the difference 'tween a boy and a man

You smiled and said a buck—girl that's a fortune

I will wait for you until you know you love me

I'm standing right in front of you

I'll be here 'til the end

And I will wait for you

Laughing and dancing down the wheat field row

Watched by the rabbit and the nosy crow

You said you had big plans in the making

But there were things you weren't saying

When I look back you never lied

I couldn't blame you no matter how I tried

How can love claim to have all the answers

Then the rains came down and swept you away

I knew you had to go

Didn't want it that way

You promised me you'd be back again

I prayed for summer as the snow settled in

You said you'd come to claim me

When the corn grew fat

I could never find another love like that

You said I'll be your husband if you'll let me

I will wait for you until your search is over

I'm standing right in front of you

I'll be here 'til the end

And I will wait for you

Our last night together

Is sure to bring you home

It's written in the harvest wind

And the white heat of the moon

You'll be coming home soon

I will wait for you until your search is over

I'm standing right in front of you

I'll be here 'til the end

And I will wait for you

I will wait for you

Until you're headed homeward

I will walk our sacred ground

And keep your heart in view

And I will wait for you

Yes I will wait for you