Mark Heard

Waiting for a Reason Lyrics



He bears his childhood scars

With a sense of injustice

Not unlike the Russians’

Each time he shoots from the heart

He holds his breath

And waits for repercussions

He’d like to trust someone

He’d like to love someone

But he’s waiting, waiting

Waiting for a reason



He fills his Freudian pools

With crocodile tears

Brought on my nervous leisure

He kills his lovers with thoughts

Suspecting the worst

He cannot take the pressure



He’d like to trust someone

He’d like to love someone

But he’s waiting, waiting

Waiting for a reason



He finds no mercy

And he’s lost in the crowd

With an armored heart of metal

He finds he’s running out

Of odd-numbered daisies

From which to pull the petals



He’d like to trust someone

He’d like to love someone

But he’s waiting, waiting

Waiting for a reason