She Waits

Song Description

"She Waits" is the story of a working man's wife who finds herself more like a single mom, alone to hold down the fort and raise the kids as her husband is most often away to make ends meet in support of the family. There's an underlying question of how long can this continue, this unsustainable arrangement. "You can only wait so long before 'so long' means 'long gone'".

Song Length 3:53 Genre Country - Rock, Folk - Alternative
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Poignant, Restless Subject Lover, Loneliness
Similar Artists Keith Urban, James Taylor Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Trapped in the static of a one-room farmhouse
Lost in the chores of a barnyard sky
If not for this broken down pickup
I'd be halfway to my lover's side tonight
She waits for me

vs2
A decade later and the honeymoon's over
A head-on crash with reality
I'm working overtime to feed these children
Family's getting bigger just to feed the need

pre ch
She waits for me, Lonely as I
She waits for me, Tears in her eyes

Ch1
Drop in the bucket, bucket's in the ocean
We're oceans apart, just a part of the deal
Shot to the heart, the heart of the matter
No matter where I am, she waits for me again
She waits for me

I'm three jobs in to a 20-hr work day
She's saying prayers with the kids tonight alone
Folding laundry as he's pitching hay
She cries
And she wonders why

(Pre)

Ch2
Drop in the bucket, bucket's in the ocean
Ocean's full of fish, just reel one in again
Shot to the heart, the heart of the matter
No matter where I am, will she wait for me again?
How long? Will she wait for me?

Br:
You can only wait so long,
before so long means long gone

(Ch)

Trapped in the static of a one-room farmhouse...

a lot of potential.. like the chorus but the music in the verses is at to low a level and gets a bet one dimensional. but that same effort in the verse as the chorus

Beautiful song. I loved the vocals, lyrics, instrumentation, everything is superb!! i can definitely hear this in a movie soundtrack!!! Dynamics, very expressive, traditional yet can compete in any modern setting!!!

I'm an Eagles fan and just could not resist this track it's very, very good. The songwriting is top notch and the performance and production cannot be faulted. In this genre it's hard to be totally original but this does a very good job of it. There's a bit of nod to Don Henley in the vocal but that can only be good as far as I'm concerned. I loved it and would see it in the charts, no problem.

You have a soothing tone to your voice, it's great for this style of music. I loved the lyrics, you did a good job of telling the story. It felt like you were telling your story from a song. Very nice song with good vocals and lyrics. This was a good write, I enjoyed it. Good job the song is very pretty. I could see it being a cross over rock country song.

Lyrics S. R. Dugan Music S. R. Dugan
Producer S. R. Dugan Publisher S. R. Dugan
Performance S. R. Dugan, Matt Tobias (Drums), Scott Gaeta (B3 & E Gtr)

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