Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Put your trust in me
I won't let you down
Don't delay the things
That you want right now
Why wait for later?
Hey I don't you want some action
I'm not a waiter
I like to make things happen
Something's coming on
Coming on strong
Don't take too long
Don't you wanna know
Baby come home
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to you
Drowning in your sweat
'Till I drench my clothes
You've seen nothing yet
Wait 'till you let go
Why wait for later?
Obey my intuition
We're gonna be just fine
I've got a premonition
Something's coming on
Coming on strong
Don't take too long
Don't you wanna know
Baby come home
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to you
I'm gonna dance through the veil of your eyes
While you follow my steps in the sand
I see your fate in the palm of your hand
No one looks, no one hears us this time
It's only me and your conscious tonight
If there are no witnesses, there is no crime
Why wait for later?
I'm not a waiter
Something's coming on
Coming on strong
Don't take too long
Don't you wanna know
Baby come home
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to you
(You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you)
I won't let you down
Don't delay the things
That you want right now
Why wait for later?
Hey I don't you want some action
I'm not a waiter
I like to make things happen
Something's coming on
Coming on strong
Don't take too long
Don't you wanna know
Baby come home
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to you
Drowning in your sweat
'Till I drench my clothes
You've seen nothing yet
Wait 'till you let go
Why wait for later?
Obey my intuition
We're gonna be just fine
I've got a premonition
Something's coming on
Coming on strong
Don't take too long
Don't you wanna know
Baby come home
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to you
I'm gonna dance through the veil of your eyes
While you follow my steps in the sand
I see your fate in the palm of your hand
No one looks, no one hears us this time
It's only me and your conscious tonight
If there are no witnesses, there is no crime
Why wait for later?
I'm not a waiter
Something's coming on
Coming on strong
Don't take too long
Don't you wanna know
Baby come home
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to
One more night with you
I won't think it through
Time's money but you knew
There's nothing in the world you
Can think of that I won't do to you
(You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you)
Lyrics submitted by aristuma21
Why Wait Lyrics as written by Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripol Pharrell Williams
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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