It Won't Be Like This For Long-King of the Road

[ti:It Won't Be Like This for Long] [ar:King of the Road] [al:Hillbilly Bone: Country Playlist] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]It Won't Be Like This For Long - King of the Road [00:15.10]He didn't have to wake up [00:18.30]He'd been up all nite [00:21.47]Lay'n there in bed listen'n [00:24.78]To his new born baby cry [00:28.33]He makes a pot of coffee [00:30.86]He splashes water on his face [00:35.05]His wife gives him a kiss and says [00:37.72]It's gonna be OK [00:40.97]It won't be like this for long [00:47.90]One day soon we'll look back laugh'n [00:51.38]At the week we brought her home [00:54.56]This phase is gonna fly by [00:58.33]So baby just hold on [01:02.45]It won't be like this for long [01:09.37] [01:11.21]Four years later bout four thirty [01:14.42]She's crawling in there bed [01:17.92]And when he drops her off at preschool [01:21.13]She's clinging to his leg [01:24.98]The teacher peels her off of him [01:28.27]He says what can I do [01:31.35]She says now don't you worry [01:34.34]This will only last a week or two [01:37.61]It won't be like this for long [01:44.12]One day soon you'll drop her off [01:47.22]And she won't even know your gone [01:51.29]This phase is gonna fly by [01:55.25]If you can just hold on [01:59.24]It won't be like this for long [02:04.49]Some day soon she'll be a teenager [02:07.94]And at times you'll think she hates him [02:11.10]Then he'll walk her down the isle [02:14.20]And he'll raise her vale [02:17.90]But right now she up and cry'n [02:21.01]And the truth is that he don't mind [02:24.69]As he kisses her good night [02:27.01]And she says her prayers [02:31.79]He lays down there beside her [02:34.68]Till her eyes are finally closed [02:37.99]And just watch'n her it breaks his heart [02:41.63]Cause he already knows [02:44.27]It won't be like this for long [02:51.07]One day soon that little girl is gonna be [02:54.91]All grown up and gone [02:57.81]Yeah this phase is gonna fly by [03:01.68]He's try'n to hold on [03:05.93]It won't be like this for long [03:12.50]It won't be like this for long