Expert: Tim Knudson - 10/7/2008

Question
The song I think is called Anticipation is making me ??? Who wrote it? When? and what are the lyrics

Answer
"Anticipation" was a song performed by Carly Simon.  As far as lyrics are concerned, I don't have them memorized, so I went to www.carlysimon.com and found them.  They go something like this:

Anticipation  

Lyrics by: Carly Simon
Music by: Carly Simon

We can never know about the days to come
But we think about them anyway
And I wonder if I'm really with you now
Or just chasing after some finer day

Anticipation, Anticipation
Is making me late
Is keeping me waiting

And I tell you how easy it is to be with you
And how right your arms feel around me.
But I rehearsed those words just late last night
When I was thinking about how right tonight might be

Anticipation, Anticipation
Is making me late
Is keeping me waiting

And tomorrow we might not be together
I'm no prophet and I don't know natures way
But I'll try to see into your eyes right now
And stay right here
'Cause these are the good old days

copyright 1971 Quakenbush music

Simon is interesting because she was (is?) an heir to the Simon and Schuster publishing fortune.  This was at a time when usually big stars came from small places and worked their way up and broke through into stardom.  She still had to do it, but unlike say, Elvis Presley or any of the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, she never had to scramble for money on tours.

Still, she was quite successful as a performer.