waiting on a miracle

a prima donna or a debutante

you say

a first offender

you had your chance

and you threw it away

so

why don't you just get on your pony?

and

ride out somewhere where you can be lonely

all by yourself

instead of tellin' me

here we are

and we never get very far

things are never as you say they are

and

you'd rather be somewhere else in time

anywhere

well you don't mind

the legal tender was the motive for your shame

you knew the truth

but never took the blame

you knew it was wrong

but

never one to open your heart

you held it inside till it tore you apart

and

you couldn't go on

and now you're tellin' me

here we are

and we never get very far

things are never as you say they are

and

you'd rather be somewhere else in time

anywhere

well you don't mind

waiting on a miracle

waiting on a miracle

waiting on a miracle

wasting all your time

under pressure till it got the best of you

false images

silhouettes

the old and the new

nothing ventured

there's nothing gained

you take your chance

it may never come again

then throw it away

and don't go tellin' me

here we are

and we never get very far

things are never as you say they are

and

i'd rather be somewhere else in time

anywhere

well i don't mind

waiting on a miracle

waiting on a miracle

waiting on a miracle

wasting all your time

it's all right

right-right

we're gonna shine all night long

it's all right

we're right-right

we're gonna shine all night long

it's all right

we're right-right

we're gonna shine all night long