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Kofi Mensah

Wait outside for you

Plays his father's guitar and says the songs were already inside it

the numbers

bpm
96
key
G major
energy
0.73
dance
0.93
valence
0.44
vocal at
6.3s
length
3:30
language
En

lyrics

I stood by the compound wall, rain on my shirt

Your slippers by the doorway, red mud on the dirt

I could have crossed that threshold, dry under the roof

But I stayed by the mango tree, waiting for your proof

Mama’s pot was steaming, the whole yard smelled of stew

Your lamp burned in the window, but I waited for you

One step, then another, my shoes full of rain

I did not want to enter till you called my name

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

The watch on the wall said nine, the radio said rain

Your brother shut the gate tight, but I stayed in the lane

A plastic chair was empty, tipped against the wall

I heard your laugh inside, and I let the drops fall

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

If I went in first, I’d leave my pride in the hall

So I held to the wet step and listened to it all

When your hand touched the latch, I was there by the ground

Still waiting in the rain, when you finally came out

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you

Wait outside for you
Wait outside for you — Kofi Mensah · FERAL