E7 Writing the lines as they come to me A E7 Scratching them out almost immediately A F E7 Donʼt know what itʼs done to me Itʼs cold and itʼs wet itʼs been raining all night A E7 And thereʼs a letter Iʼve been trying to write A F E7 Something better waiting somewhere for me A C One of them is sitting on the wrong coast E7 C#m One awaits an answer by return post F# F#m A Waiting, waiting (waiting...) E7 Try to remember how long itʼs been A E7 There was more to us than paper and pen A F E7 Think how easy it is to conceal E7 And I know when weʼre together again A E7 Weʼll be strangers for an hour and then A F E7 Weʼll have to figure out if this thing is real A C One of them is sitting on the East coast E7 C#m One awaits an answer by return post F# F#m A E7 Waiting, waiting (waiting) Instrumental: E7 A E7 F# F#m A E7 x2 E7 Cold and wet and raininʼ all night A E7 thereʼs a letter iʼve gotta write A F E7 somethinʼ better is waiting for me... A C One of them is sitting on the East coast E7 C#m One awaits an answer by return post F# F#m A E7 Waiting, waiting (waiting) A C Take a drink and staring out the window E7 C#m Wondering how long this can continue F# F#m A E7 Waiting, waiting