Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Benmont Tench
Keyboards
Mike Campbell
Lead Guitar
Phil Jones
Percussion
Stan Lynch
Drums
Tom Petty
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Petty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Iovine
Producer
Tom Petty
Producer
Shelly Yakus
Engineer
Brad Gilderman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tori Swenson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, baby, don't it feel like Heaven right now?
Don't it feel like somethin' from a dream?
Yeah, I've never known nothin' quite like this
Don't it feel like tonight might never be again?
Baby, we know better than to try and pretend
Oh, yeah, no one could have ever told me 'bout this
Is that yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah)
[Chorus]
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one more card
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waitin' is the hardest part
[Verse 2]
Well, yeah, I might've chased
A couple women around
All it ever got me was down
Yeah, then there was those
That made me feel good
But never as good as I feel right now
Baby, you're the only one
That's ever known how
To make me wanna live
Like I wanna live now
Say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah)
[Chorus]
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you get one more yard
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
[Bridge]
Oh, don't let it kill you, baby
Don't let it get to you
Don't let 'em kill you, baby
Don't let 'em get to you
I'll be your bleedin' heart
I'll be your cryin' fool
Don't let this go too far
Don't let it get to you
[Chorus]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah)
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you get one more yard
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
[Chorus]
Yeah, the waiting is the hardest part
[Outro]
Oh
Is the hardest part
Whoa
Is the hardest part
Written by: Tom Petty