Wonder Boys movie - Waiting for the Miracle lyrics

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Song by Leonard Cohen<br /><br>

Baby, I've been waiting,<br>

I've been waiting night and day.<br>

I didn't see the time,<br>

I waited half my life away.<br>

There were lots of invitations<br>

and I know you sent me some,<br>

but I was waiting<br>

for the miracle, for the miracle to come.<br>

<br>

I know you really loved me.<br>

but, you see, my hands were tied.<br>

I know it must have hurt you,<br>

it must have hurt your pride<br>

to have to stand beneath my window<br>

with your bugle and your drum,<br>

and me I'm up there waiting<br>

for the miracle, for the miracle to come.<br>

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Ah I don't believe you'd like it,<br>

You wouldn't like it here.<br>

There ain't no entertainment<br>

and the judgements are severe.<br>

The Maestro says it's Mozart<br>

but it sounds like bubble gum<br>

when you're waiting<br>

for the miracle, for the miracle to come.<br>

<br>

Waiting for the miracle<br>

There's nothing left to do.<br>

I haven't been this happy<br>

since the end of World War II.<br>

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Nothing left to do<br>

when you know that you've been taken.<br>

Nothing left to do<br>

when you're begging for a crumb<br>

Nothing left to do<br>

when you've got to go on waiting<br>

waiting for the miracle to come.<br>

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I dreamed about you, baby.<br>

It was just the other night.<br>

Most of you was naked<br>

Ah but some of you was light.<br>

The sands of time were falling<br>

from your fingers and your thumb,<br>

and you were waiting<br>

for the miracle, for the miracle to come.<br>

<br>

Ah baby, let's get married,<br>

we've been alone too long.<br>

Let's be alone together.<br>

Let's see if we're that strong.<br>

Yeah let's do something crazy,<br>

something absolutely wrong<br>

while we're waiting<br>

for the miracle, for the miracle to come.<br>

<br>

Nothing left to do ...<br>

<br>

When you've fallen on the highway<br>

and you're lying in the rain,<br>

and they ask you how you're doing<br>

of course you'll say you can't complain --<br>

If you're squeezed for information,<br>

that's when you've got to play it dumb:<br>

You just say you're out there waiting<br>

for the miracle, for the miracle to come. <br>

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