It Won't Be Long

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
 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
 Cause 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 drowning, 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
 Cause then I'll be right by your side
 Oh my darling, it won't be long
 I'd walk in 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
 "There's nothing to fear," you said, "it's 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
 Cause oh my darling, oh my darling
 It won't be long