Wait Awhile

Co-Written by: Michael Todd Emery & Ray Moffitt

Verse 1:

When I was young and growin’ up,

my daddy used to fret.

Son, I know you think you know it all,

but sometimes you forget.

But when that moment comes along,

and love becomes both right and wrong.

And feelings are so strong...

You must decide to wait awhile,

yes, you must decide to wait awhile.



Chorus:

Wait for the one you’ll share your life with.

Wait for the time you know is right.

Wait for the girl you’ll love forever,

The one that’ll be your wife.

Verse 2:

I didn’t always listen to what he had to say,

‘cuz he didn’t practice what he preached.

When one moment came along,

and love became both right and wrong,

Feelings were so strong...

He could not decide to wait awhile,

he could not decide to wait awhile.



Chorus:

Wait for the one you’ll share your life with.

Wait for the time you know is right.

Wait for the girl you’ll love forever,

The one that’ll be your wife.

Verse 3:

At seventeen I felt grown up,

when I was next to her.

Our bodies felt love erupt,

and we tasted sweet love.

My father’s words I didn’t heed,

I only followed what he did.

My future didn’t cross my mind...

I didn’t choose to wait awhile,

No, I didn’t choose to wait awhile.



Chorus:

Wait for the one you’ll share your life with.

Wait for the time you know is right.

Wait for the girl you’ll love forever,

The one that’ll be your wife.



(Guitar Solo)



Closing verse: Now I’m grown and I have a son,

fifteen years my only one.

I tell him all the time...

What’s the hurry? Wait awhile...

Wait awhile.