Long Long Time - Lyrics - Linda Ronstadt

Long, Long Time is a country ballad written by Gary B. White and recorded by Linda Ronstadt in 1970. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Billboard Easy Listening Charts and was her first solo hit record. Her backup band included Don Henley and Glenn Fry who went on to form the Eagles. The song can be found on her album Silk Purse.


Long, Long Time

Love will abide, take things in stride
Sounds like good advice but there's no one at my side
And time washes clean love's wounds unseen
That's what someone told me but I don't know what it means.
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think I'm gonna love you for a long long time
Caught in my fears
Blinking back the tears
I can't say you hurt me when you never let me near
And I never drew one response from you
All the while you fell all over girls you never knew
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think it's gonna hurt me for a long long time
Wait for the day
You'll go away
Knowing that you warned me of the price I'd have to pay
And life's full of flaws
Who knows the cause?
Living in the memory of a love that never was
Cause I've done everything I know to try and change your mind
and I think I'm gonna miss you for a long long time
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think I'm gonna love you for a long long time.