Wait for You

Wait for You
Album	Babylon Springs EP
Released	2006
Artist	the Mountain Goats
Length	3:14
Previous Track	"Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise"

Wait for You is the fifth track on the Babylon Springs EP. A demo of it was posted on the Mountain Goats forums on by John Darnielle on April 15, 2008 along with several other demos to make up for the cancellation of their 2008 Australian tour.

Lyrics

When it came time to wait for you
I took the bus to Malibu
Found a cafe by the ocean
Watched the sky for signs

And a rainbow in the west
Wrapped its coils around the earth like a serpent
I felt like I was going to suffocate

And I knew this was not the day 
You would finally come my way
But I waited all the same
Watched the water through the window

And a rainbow in the west
Held its head beneath the waves and grew dimmer
Nothing anyone could do, I suppose

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song

• "last demo from babylon springs. almost called that ep "wait for you" because I am fond of this song." -- Forum post

Live Shows this Song Was Played at

• 2017-04-07 - Fowlers Live - Adelaide, Australia

Internet releases by John Darnielle

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