Winter '84 suitcase by the door    There's a waiting car shadows in the home   Arms up open wide leaving tears in his eyes   And I think about it now only makes her feel so small   He said not to worry darling I'll be there too      And she waits, and she waits   Still holding on to yesterday    Mistakes its too late    She cant take back the times    She's wished away   And she waits      Some where in New York he just slammed the door   She sinks to the floor and thinks about back then   When'd it go so wrong cause its been too long   Don't wind up with someone that makes her feel so small again   She knows not to worry because he could be back soon      And she waits, and she waits   Still holding on to yesterday    Mistakes its too late    She cant take back the times    She's wished away   So she waits   She waits      Feels like she was set up from the day that she was born   And now she's gotta get up on her own   Cause there's no way to justify all the tears she's cried alone      And she waits, and she waits   Still holding on to yesterday    Mistakes its too late    She cant take back the times    That's gone   And she waits, and she waits   Still holding on to yesterday    Mistakes its too late    To take back the times she gave away   She waits   She waits