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Waiting

from Waiting by Doug Hoekstra

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" **** …Americana’s answer to Oscar Wilde (in terms of literary genius, not being gay and imprisoned), Hoekstra’s fifth studio record is mesmerising, both musically and lyrically." (Mark Whitfield, Americana-UK)

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Waiting

At a table painted gold, sippin' on my coffee slow, noticing the bloom
Of a hundred different flowers, at the flower stand, different shades of you

Dusk gets darker, lights on boats drift silently away from me
A family on a bicycle, cross over the canal and go bouncing down the street
I watch a lover kiss his sweethearts hand and make a joke and wait for her to laugh

I’m waiting for this time to pass
Wishing I could kiss your hand
Waiting for tomorrow’s news to come through

Noises empty into the air, hanging like a diamond rare, people heading for their homes
Holding love and fighting hate, I imagine they are late for dramas all their own
Some get everything they want, others circle like a flock, searching endlessly
I wake up in the dead of night, cast from my dreams across the world you're fast asleep

Waiting patiently for me
I’m wishing you could help me see
Waiting for tomorrow’s news to come through

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from Waiting, released January 1, 2003
Doug Hoekstra - acoustic & electric guitars, melodica, rubboards, Wurlitzer, vocals
Amelia White – vocals

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Doug Hoekstra Nashville, Tennessee

Doug Hoekstra’s singular musical persona sets sympathetic narratives against understated vocals, memorable melodies, and subtle but unexpected arrangement turns. His albums have earned Nashville Music Award and Independent Music Award nominations, a bevy of top 10 list appearances, and a reputation as a “songwriter’s songwriter” (CMJ Music Monthly). "The Day Deserved" due out Spring 2021 ... more

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