The warmth in your smile is the warmth that I desire,
Cause it's cold and lonely in this place, oh yeah.
And I need to get close to the flames in a fire,
And lose myself in yesterday, oh yeah.

It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I can be with you again, and see your smile.
It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I hold you in my arms all through the night,
It's gonna be a long long time.

Lookin' outside and I feel so uninspired,
And It rain's all through this lonely night, oh yeah.
I'm losing my mind and my soul is feelin' tired,
Cause girl you are my guiding light, oh yeah.

It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I can be with you again, and see your smile.
It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I hold you in my arms all through the night,
It's gonna be a long long time.

Girl I been missin' you, I never thought I'd feel this way.
All the feelings I have inside grow stronger everyday.
Girl I want you to know that I will never let you go.
You're the only one I really want and there's one thing you've gotta know.

It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I can be with you again, and see your smile.
It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I hold you in my arms all through the night,
It's gonna be a long long time.

It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I can be with you again, and see your smile.
It's gonna be a long long long time,
Till I hold you in my arms all through the night,
It's gonna be a long long time.

Listen girl I need you
Are you there?
There's nothing I can do about it
And I want to hold you
And show you how much you mean to me
Oh yeah That's right
Don't you know I want you in my life, my life, my life


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Long Time Lyrics as written by Simon Soloman Webbe Antony Daniel Costa

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    This song is one of blues best and its about somebody having to leave there loved ones for a while and through this song expressing what they mean to them

    toffeeon June 03, 2004   Link
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    i love this song its soo sweet. girl you are my guiding light, but i have to go. and though it will be a long time it will be worth it. and they never released how much he would miss her but now he never wants to leave her. and its bit like me and my boyfriend who is going to uni without me. but this song will help coz i know he loves me.

    confusion89gson January 30, 2007   Link

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