While she lays sleeping 
I stay out late at night and play my songs
And sometimes all the nights can be so long
And it's good when I finally make it home, all alone
While she lays dreaming 
I try to get undressed without the light
And quietly she says how was your night
And I come to her and say
It was all right, and I hold her tight

And she believes in me 
I'll never know just what she sees in me
I told her someday if she was my girl 
I could change the world
With my little songs, I was wrong
But she has faith in me 
And so I go on trying faithfully
And who knows maybe on some special night 
If my song is right
I can find a way

While she lays waiting 
I stumble to the kitchen for a bite
And I see my old guitar in the night
Just waiting for me like a secret friend 
And there's no end while she lays crying 
I fumble with a melody or two
And I'm torn between the things that I should do
And she says to wake her up when I am through 
God her love is true

And she believes in me 
I'll never know just what she sees in me
I told her someday if she was my girl
I could change the world
With my little songs, I was wrong
But she has faith in me
And so I go on trying faithfully
And who knows maybe on some special night 
If my song is right
I can find a way 
While she waits 
While she waits 
For me