You'd think I'd grow accustomed to you being away,
But ever since you left me here, I see you everyday.
We might have made it work if you had had the guts to stay
But oh my darling, it won't be long.
Winter's on its way, yes I can feel it in my bones,
And I swear it's gotten colder ever since I've been alone,
And it feels as though your memory's the only thing I own,
But oh my darling, it won't be long
Before I see your smiling face and I can hold your hand,
âcause then I'll be right by your side.
Oh my darling, it won't be long.
I'm starting to forget all of the ridges of your spine,
And I can't even tell if it's the distance or the wine.
You went to the West and left my spoiling on the vine,
and oh my darling, it won't be long.
I doubt that you can hear me, but I guess you ought to know
I wish that I had told you, take
me
with
you
when
you
go
But I can keep from drawing holding on to the ago,
And oh my darling it won't be long
Before I see your smiling face and I can hold your hand,
âcause then I'll be right by your side.
Oh my darling, it won't be long.
I'd walk through the fire for to find the love I knew,
So darling would you blame me if I tried to see this through?
Cause I'll be at my best when I am lying next to you,
And oh my darling it won't be long.
Theres nothing to fear," you said, "its
just
a
change
of
state.
but my heart's been defeated by this crooked twist of fate.
So will you be there waiting when I reach those pearly gates?
âCause oh my darling, oh my darling, it won't be long.
credits
from Little Mersey, released November 26, 2017
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