From the recording Dust on the Tracks: Outtakes & Rarities
“Heaven Can Wait” opens Dust On The Tracks with warmth, intimacy, and grace. A stripped-down ballad with no percussion, the track floats on soft acoustic guitar and Ryland Fisher’s tender vocal delivery. Written like a prayer and delivered with cinematic delicacy, it blends heartfelt devotion with a sense of peace—offering a reflective, sunlit moment that lingers long after it ends.
Lyrics
They say when you leave this world and pass through the pearly gates
The sun’ll be shining down on streets made of gold
And time won’t mean a thing, nobody has to go away,
And hate ain’t a thing anymore
It sounds so perfect, but I hope it takes a lifetime to get there
Heaven can wait as long as I’m holding you
Every night I pray and thank God twice for giving me the only thing I can’t lose
Oh, I’ll take every second I can get
Till every kiss is on your lips, and we ain’t got nothing left to give
Wanna love you slow
We got a long way to go
Heaven can wait
On this side of the clouds it’s a hell of a view
It’s all blues eyes and blue skies waking up next to you
And I never ever really worried about forever
But loving you’s got me thinking things I swore I’d never
Heaven can wait as long as I’m holding you
Every night I pray and thank God twice for giving me the only thing I can’t lose
Oh, I’ll take every second I can get
Until every kiss is on your lips, and we ain’t got nothing left to give
Wanna love you slow
We got a long way to go
Heaven can wait
Don’t want to miss a thing
The good, bad, in-between
If God’s really listening…
I hope heaven can wait as long as I’m holding you
Every night I pray and thank God twice for giving me the only thing I can’t lose
Oh, I’ll take every second I can get
Until every kiss is on your lips, and we ain’t got nothing left to give
Wanna love you slow
We got a long way to go
Heaven can wait
Heaven can wait