About The Song
“Waiting for a Girl Like You” is a 1981 power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner released as the second single from the album 4 (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. The opening motif was written by Ian McDonald. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The official music video for the song was released on YouTube on July 1, 2016, and has over 2.2 million views. The lyrics of the song describe the singer’s longing for a woman who he has been waiting for a long time. The song was written by Mick Jones and Lou Gramm, and Jones has said that he had no control over the song and it just came out. The song has been covered by several artists, including Mariah Carey and Julio Iglesias.
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Lyrics
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
A love that 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
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, really love someone
Now I know it’s right
From the moment I wake up ’til 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
A love that 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
I’ve been waiting
I’ve been waiting, yeah
(I’ve been waiting for a girl like you
I’ve been waiting)
Won’t you come into my life?