Listen to the emptiness 
Of the raindrops on the ground
Beating out a rhythm
To a tune that can't be found

Listen to my heart
A-pounding, longing for the time
When the melody of you returns
And once again, you're mine

But I'm waiting for a song that [bad word] (Waiting for a song [bad word] 
Lost without a melody
That I can never hear
Since you're gone

Look how sad the carousel
That turns with no one on
And all the dappled ponies
Long for children who are gone

Look into my mind
It spins, and then it goes nowhere
When first I think [bad word] Then I find that you're not there

But I'm waiting for a song that [bad word] (Waiting for a song [bad word] 
Lost without a melody
That I can never hear
Since you're gone

I'm waiting for a summer day
In the middle of the fall
Hoping that [bad word] back
When I know you're [bad word] back at all

I'm waiting for a song that [bad word] (Waiting for a song [bad word] 
Yes, I'm waiting for a song that [bad word] (Waiting for a song [bad word] 
Well, I'm waiting for a song that [bad word] (Waiting for a song [bad word]