written by tom petty 1981 gone gator music oh baby don t it feel like heaven right now don t it feel like something from a dream hey i ve never known nothing quite like this don t it feel like the night might never be again baby we know better than to try and pretend honey no one could ve ever told me about this i said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah 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 waiting is the hardest part well yeah you might ve chased a couple women around oh all it ever got you is down yeah then there were 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 want to live like i want to live now i said 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 oh don t let it kill you babe don t let it get to you don t let it kill you babe don t let it get to you i ll be your bleeding heart i ll be your crying fool don t let this go too far don t let it get to you  i said 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 the waiting is the hardest part it s the hardest part it s the hardest part electric and acoustic guitars electric and acoustic mandolins dean parks b 3 robbie buchanan bass guitar bob glaub drums percussion jim keltner background vocals carl jackson herb pederson