[Verse 1] I set my boots by the door Watched the rain mark the floor Kettle sang, then it stopped You were late, I was not I held a coin in my hand Turned it over, thumbed the band Counted knocks in the wall Tried to not hear it all [Pre-Chorus] Slow river, hard stone Every hour drags bone to bone I bite down, keep my place One more turn, one more day [Chorus] Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game Hands on the table, heart in the flame Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game If you come, come clean with my name Playing the waiting game [Verse 2] Crows on the fencepost line Wind through the pine and vine My father taught me this Hold your breath, hold your fist So I split the load in two Half for me, half for you One for hope, one for rust One for now, one for us [Pre-Chorus] Slow river, hard stone Every hour drags bone to bone I bite down, keep my place One more turn, one more day [Chorus] Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game Hands on the table, heart in the flame Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game If you come, come clean with my name Playing the waiting game [Bridge] I have watched the seasons lean Green to brown and back to green I have learned the patient ache How much light a man can take [Break] Oh-oh, I stay Oh-oh, I wait [Final Chorus] Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game Hands on the table, heart in the flame Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game If you come, come clean with my name Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game Playing the waiting game I’ve been here through wind and rain Playing the waiting game
