It Won't Be Like This For Long-The Sheltons

[ti:It Won't Be Like This For Long] [ar:The Sheltons] [al:Country Kings Volume 1] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]It Won't Be Like This For Long - The Sheltons [00:15.12]He didn't have to wake up [00:17.62] [00:18.30]He'd been up all night [00:20.44] [00:21.48]Laying there in bed listening [00:24.76]To his new born baby cry [00:27.24] [00:28.24]He makes a pot of coffee [00:30.76]He splashes water on his face [00:33.68] [00:34.94]His wife gives him a kiss and says [00:37.64]It gonna be OK [00:40.87]It won't be like this for long [00:46.57] [00:47.91]One day we'll look back laughing [00:51.30]At the week we brought her home [00:54.56]This phase is gonna fly by [00:58.18]So baby just hold on [01:01.57] [01:02.51]It won't be like this for long [01:06.22] [01:11.21]Four years later about 4:30 [01:13.85] [01:14.46]She's crawling in their bed [01:17.12] [01:17.98]When he drops her off at preschool [01:21.15]She's clinging to his leg [01:24.00] [01:25.01]The teacher peels her off of him [01:27.50] [01:28.18]He says what can I do [01:30.37] [01:31.39]She says now don't you worry [01:34.31]This'll only last a week or two [01:37.58]It won't be like this for long [01:43.33] [01:44.20]One day soon you'll drop her off [01:47.07]And she won't even know you're gone [01:51.25]This phase is gonna fly by [01:55.24]If you can just hold on [01:57.67] [01:59.20]It won't be like this for long [02:03.65] [02:04.45]Someday soon she'll be a teenager [02:07.84]And at times he'll think she hates him [02:11.08]Then he'll walk her down the aisle [02:14.21]Raise her veil [02:17.28] [02:17.90]But right now she's up and crying [02:21.13]And the truth is that he don't mind [02:24.71]As he kisses her good night [02:26.78]She says her prayers [02:30.83] [02:31.78]He lays down there beside her [02:34.63]Til her eyes are finally closed [02:37.10] [02:37.86]And just watching her it breaks his heart [02:40.81] [02:41.55]Cause he already knows [02:43.74] [02:44.28]It won't be like this for long [02:50.99]One day soon that little girl is gonna be [02:54.86]All grown up and gone [02:57.86]Yeah this phase is gonna fly by [03:00.71] [03:01.44]So he's trying to hold on [03:04.68] [03:05.91]It won't be like this for long [03:11.60] [03:12.55]It won't be like this for long