Can Heaven Wait

Luther Vandross

Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh…ooh
Ooh…ooh-a

Quarter after seven, got a phone call
Telling me to get here quick
Said your girl is in a bad situation
They don't know if she's gonna make it

As I hurry to be by her side
I ask a thousand times, why oh why
There's no rhyme or reason in my life
With you lying here this way, eh-yeah, yeah

I'd give anything just to trade places with you
So I'm begging heaven down on my knees
To help you make it through

Tell me can heaven wait
Can heaven wait just one more night
Tell me what's gonna take
To keep you with me in my life
Giving up the shame of my other life
Now I'm seeing things in a whole new light
Lord, I vow to change if you just make it right
Can heaven wait one night
(Can heaven wait one night, yeah, yeah-eh)

Thinking back on times that I've wasted
I shoulda cherished every day
All the different flavors that I tasted
Can't compare to you, no way

As I reminisce by your side
Tears of guilt are streaming from my eyes
All the things I did that weren't right
Wish I could apologize

I'd give anything if I could trade places with you
So I'm beggin' heaven down on my knees
To help you make it through…

Tell me can heaven wait
Can heaven wait just one more night
Tell me what's gonna take
To keep you with me in my life (my life)
Giving up the shame of my other life
Now I'm seeing things in a whole new light (whole new light)
Lord, I vow to change if you just make it right
(Lord, I vow to change if you make it right)
Can heaven wait one night
(Can heaven wait one night, ya-ya, yeah, ya, one night)

I'm gonna stop the world, reverse the time
Do whatever it takes to keep you alive
Heaven has to wait one more day
Baby, take my breath, so you can breathe
I need you here, so don't you leave
Heaven (heaven) has to wait (oh…)

Tell me can heaven wait (ooh…ooh, ooh)
Can heaven wait just one more night (heaven got to wait)
Tell me what's gonna take (what's it gonna take)
To keep you with me (to keep you with)
In my life (in my life)
Giving up the shame (oh, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, alright)
Of my other life
Now I'm seeing things in a whole new light
(Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Lord, I vow to change if you just make it right
(I change if you just make it right)
Can heaven wait one night
(Can heaven, ooh…)

Tell me can heaven wait (heaven wait)
Can heaven wait just one more night (can it, baby, yeah)
Tell me what's gonna take
To keep you with me in my life
(To keep you with me in my life)
Giving up the shame of my other life
(I'm giving up the shame of my other life)
Now I'm seeing things in a whole new light
Lord, I vow to change if you just make it right
Can heaven wait one night

I wanna know, oh, oh, can
(Can heaven wait one night)
Tell me if you know, tell me if you know
Tell me if you know, yeah
(Can heaven wait one night)
Tell me if you know, tell me if you know
Tell me if you know, yeah
(Can heaven wait one night)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
(Can heaven wait one night)
Yeah…can heaven wait
(Can heaven wait one night)
Can it wait, can it wait, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah-eh
(Can heaven wait one night)
Can it wait, can it wait…