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Wait

By Josh Garrels

18 views Oct 23, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

A love song built around a single repeated plea, this track traces a relationship from a rushed, headlong beginning to something steadier and more costly. The opening verse admits to jumping the gun, to loving someone before knowing quite why, and the confession lands with a shrug rather than a resolution. Then comes the turn: a second look at the same eyes brings tears and the fear of having nearly lost what mattered most, and the singer names his wife directly, promising to lay down his life for her. The chorus is the song's anchor, a short set of instructions — hold your breath, hold that heart — repeated like a promise across distance, with the assurance that he won't be long and that he's coming home. Between those refrains, wordless na-na-na lines carry the melody where more words would only get in the way. What holds the whole thing together is patience: the waiting that the title names is not passive but deliberate, a choice to stay faithful while apart. The song ends still waiting, still repeating the same vow, which is the point.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

First time looked in your eyes, girl I lost my mind
Thinking you're the one, why'd I jump the gun
I want you, just to smile, yeah it's true
We could live so sweetly I could, spend my days with you
I shouldn't love you, I don't know, but I do

Hold your breath for me now, I won't be long
Hold that heart for me now, I'm coming home, now

Na, na, na...

Next time looked in your eyes, I break down and cried
I almost lost the one, Lord what have I done
I waited, all my lifetime, for you
I am yours completely, lay down my life for you
I always love you, Michelle, you know it's true

Hold your breath for me now, I won't be long
Hold that heart for me now, I'm coming home
Hold your breath for me now, I won't be long, oh yeah
Hold that heart for me now, I'm coming home, now

Na, na, na...

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