I Can’t Wait
‘I Can’t Wait’ is a song written to be performed by other parents-to-be in the waiting room where Jenna is arriving for her first official pregnancy appointment in Waitress, but which did not make the final show. Nurse Norma introduces us to Mr. and Mr. Flanagan-McDonald and their surrogate, Bridget, who is having an ultrasound, who perform the song with another couple in the waiting room, as Jenna arrives with a pie.
The song was performed in the American Repertory Theater production and Sara Bareilles‘ demo version was included in her 2019 EP, ‘What’s Not Inside: The Lost Songs From Waitress‘.
Lyrics
I can’t wait
Can you?
Cause I can’t wait, it’s true
I wish it were today, to integrate
A new little life into ours
I can’t wait
Lucky us, lucky little one that’s still to come
It’s such a rush, to be waiting for a baking bun
Lucky little family we are, we are, we are
I can’t wait
I can’t wait
For the baby to come
House is set, we got the bassinet
For baby to lay down and stay
Such a lucky little lady, or a little man we said
We don’t wanna know yet
I kinda want to know, we already talked about that and
I can’t wait
We know we’re so excited to
And honey by the way
Have we thanked you for the womb
I can’t wait for the baby to come
I can’t wait
For the baby to come
Almost there
I can barely even stand it
Couldn’t through to
Prepare for the new little infant
Credit cards are maxed but who gives a damn
When you got a baby coming
It’s a time like this that we thank God that
You have that incredible job
That’s giving lots and lots and lots and lots of paid time off
It’s all a design
I can’t wait for the baby to come