Waiting for Tonight

You walk into the room and the whole night changes

Like a spark running wild through the wires

I tell myself it's nothing, just a moment passing

But you're feeding a little fire

Every word you say pulls me closer

Every silence makes me want to stay

I keep pretending I can keep my distance

But my defenses are giving way

It's electric

Unexpected

I can feel something moving underneath

I could fight it

I could hide it

But it's getting harder every time you breathe

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

Why keep dancing around what we both know?

Maybe we don't need a reason, don't need a warning

Maybe we just need to let it go

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

When the feeling's already in the air

If we're standing on the edge of something

Why pretend that we don't care?

You catch me staring when I think you're not looking

And I laugh like I've got nothing to hide

But there's a storm behind every little smile

And it's getting harder to keep inside

Maybe I've been scared of the answer

Maybe you've been scared of it too

But every road that I take away from you

Somehow leads me back to you

There's a moment

Just before it

When the whole world seems to disappear

I can feel it

You can feel it

Like the truth is finally getting near

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

Why keep dancing around what we both know?

Maybe we don't need a reason, don't need a warning

Maybe we just need to let it go

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

When the feeling's already in the air

If we're standing on the edge of something

Why pretend that we don't care?

Ooh

I've been trying to keep my heart protected

Building walls I thought would never fall

But the more I try to make myself forget it

The more I hear you through it all

Maybe taking a chance is frightening

Maybe losing control is part of being alive

And if tomorrow brings a different story

At least tonight we know we tried

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

Why keep dancing around what we both know?

Maybe we don't need a reason, don't need a warning

Maybe we just need to let it go

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

When the feeling's already in the air

If we're standing on the edge of something

Why pretend that we don't care?

(What are we waiting for?) Waiting for tonight

Why keep running from the feeling?

(What are we waiting for?) Waiting for tonight

When your heart is telling you to stay

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

If the moment's finally here

Maybe all we ever needed

Was the courage to get near

(What are we waiting for?) Ooh, tonight

(Why keep running from the feeling?)

What are we waiting for, waiting for tonight?

Maybe we don't have to know

(What are we waiting for?) Ooh, ooh

(Waiting for tonight) Waiting for tonight

(What are we waiting for?)

Maybe we just let it go