WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU
FOREIGNER
SONGWRITERS: Lou Gramm & Mick Jones
COUNTRY: U K
ALBUM: 4
LABEL: ATLANTIC RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK AND ROLL
YEAR: 1981
"Waiting
for a Girl like You" is a Platinum-certified
1981 power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner.
The distinctive synthesizer theme was performed by the then-little-known Thomas Dolby.
It was
the second single released from the album (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick
Jones. It has become one of the band's most famous
songs worldwide, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard
Hot 100 and number 1 on Billboard's
Rock Tracks chart. On the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the
song reached the top five. The song peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
So
long, I've been looking too hard
I've
been waiting too long
Sometimes
I don't know what I will find
I
only know it's a matter of time
When
you love someone
When
you love someone
It
feels so right, so warm and true
I
need to know if you feel it too
Maybe
I'm wrong,
Won't
you tell me if I'm coming on too strong
This
heart of mine has been hurt before,
This
time I wanna be sure
I've
been waiting for a girl like you to come into my life
I've
been waiting for a girl like you, whom love I will survive
I've
been waiting, someone new to make me feel alive
Yeah,
waiting for a girl like you to come into my life
You're
so good, when we make love it's understood
It's
more than a touch or a word we say
Only
in dreams could it be this way
When
you love someone, yeah
I
really love someone
Now I
know it's right
From
the moment I wake up till deep in the night
There's
nowhere on earth that I'd rather be
Than
holding you tenderly
I've
been waiting for a girl like you to come into my life
I've
been waiting for a girl like you, whom love I will survive
I've
been waiting for someone new to make me feel alive
Yeah,
waiting for a girl like you to come into my life
I've
been waiting
Waiting
for you, ooh
I've
been waiting
I've
been waiting
(I've
been waiting for a girl like you, I've been waiting)
Won't
you come into my life?