I said to the river running through my heart   You got a long way to go until the water hard   Come the clouds rollin' in and all the people hide   They say run run baby to the sunny side      I said to the preacher standing at my door   Why you chasin' a rainbow when you got a star?   He said you're gonna be sorry if you open that lid   I said it's too late daddy I already did      Oh Oh don't wait up for me   Oh oh cuz you ain't gonna like what you see   No no no      (Don't Wait Up)   (Don't Wait Up)      I looked at the clock and it was quarter to twelve   I started counting the minutes to the freedom bell   I said the midnight hour is gonna take me home   And today's sorry will be here no more   I said      Oh Oh don't wait up for me   Oh oh cuz you ain't gonna like what you see   No no no    Oh Oh don't wait up for me   Oh oh cuz you ain't gonna like what you see   No no no    Oh Oh don't wait up for me   Oh oh cuz you ain't gonna like what you see   No no no    Oh Oh don't wait up for me   Oh on cuz you ain't gonna like what you see   No no no       (Don't Wait Up) oh no   (Don't Wait Up)   (Don't Wait Up)