when the sun wakes up in the west and lays it s head down in the east when they ordain madalyn o hair and she becomes a priest when a san diego sailor comes home with no tattoo when they put a dome on wrigley field i ll be comin home to you but don t wait on me little darlin lord can t you see little darlin i only go so far there ain t no guarantee don t wait on me and when you that s somethin i just can t do i never have and don t intend to don t wait on me when the wind don t blow in chicago and l a is cold and clear when they unfurl old glory and no one stands to cheer when my brother in law phones me and the charges ain t reversed when the cabbie don t want a bigger tip i ll be slidin home from first and don t wait on me little darlin lord can t you see little darlin i only go so far there ain t no guarantee don t wait on me and when you that s somethin i just can t do i never have and don t intend to don t wait on me when you load up on a long shot and you win by half a nose when the fourth of july parade is called because it snows when the waiting room is empty and the doc says come on in when christmas comes before new years i ll be comin home again but don t wait on me little darlin lord can t you see small darlin i only go so far there ain t no guarantee don t wait on me when you that s somethin i just can t do i never have and don t intend to don t wait on me don t wait on me don t wait on me don t wait on me don t wait on me