Wait Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Dirty looks from your mother
Never seen you in a dress that color, no
It's a special occasion
Not invited, but I'm glad I made it, oh


[Pre-Chorus]
Let me apologize
I'll make up, make up, make up, make up for all those times (All those times)
Your love, I don't wanna lose
I'm beggin', beggin', beggin', beggin', I'm beggin' you

[Chorus]
Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around?
Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out?
Just wait, can you come here, please? 'Cause I wanna be with you
Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around?
Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out?
Just wait, could you come here, please? 'Cause I wanna be with you

[Verse 2]
Can we talk for a moment?
Got these feelings that I'm tired of holdin' on
Wasn't tryna get wasted
I needed more than three or four to say this, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
Let me apologize, yeah
I'll make up, make up, make up, make up for all those times (All those times)
Your love, I don't wanna lose (Lose)
I'm beggin', beggin', beggin', beggin', I'm begging you

[Chorus]
Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around? (No)
Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? (Just wait)
Just wait, can you come here, please? 'Cause I wanna be with you
Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around?
Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? (Just wait)
Just wait, could you come here, please? (Yeah) 'Cause I wanna be with you

[Bridge]
You say I'm just another bad guy
You say I've done a lot of things I can't undo
Before you tell me for the last time, yeah
I'm beggin', beggin', beggin', beggin', beggin' you

[Chorus]
Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around?
Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out? (Can we work this out)
Just wait, can you come here, please? 'Cause I wanna be with you (I wanna be with you)
Wait, can you turn around, can you turn around? (Yea)
Just wait, can we work this out, can we work this out?
Just wait, could you come here, please? 'Cause I wanna be with you

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Genius Annotation

“Wait” is the third song on Maroon 5’s album Red Pill Blues. It’s an upbeat pop song in which frontman Adam Levine asks a girl to stay and hear him out while she is leaving. He loves this girl, but knows he was a bad boyfriend to her. He wants to make up all those bad times just to get her to stay.

Two music videos for the song were released:
The first was released on January 17, 2018, featuring Levine using multiple Snapchat filters and singing along to the track. The second video was released on February 8, 2018, starring Alexandra Daddario and Levine as the ex-lovers in the song. The latter is considered to be the official music video.

A remix of the song was released on January 26, 2018 featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie contributing a verse.

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