In my loneliness . . .

when you're gone and I'm all by myself,

an' I need your caress,

I just think of you, and the thought of you holding me near

makes my loneliness soon disappear . . .

Though you're far away,

I have only to close my eyes and you are back to stay,

I just close my eyes and the sadness missing you brings,

soon is gong and this heart of mine sings

yes, I love you so, and that for me is all I need to know . . .

I will wait for you,

'till the sun falls out of the sky, for what else can I do?

I will wait for you,

meditating how sweet life will be when you come back to me . . .

I will wait for you, meditating how sweet life will be when you come back to me . . .

Became these quiet nights of loving you!

( I will wait for you . . . )Come back to me . . .

Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim with original lyrics by Newton Mendonça, 1963

English lyrics by Norman Gimbel , 1966