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It Won't Be Long
The Beatles Lyrics


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It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long yeah (yeah), 'til I belong to you

Every night when everybody has fun
Here am I sitting all on my own

It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long yeah (yeah), 'til I belong to you

Since you left me, I'm so alone
Now you're coming, you're coming on home
I'll be good like I know I should
You're coming home, you're coming home

Every night the tears come down from my eyes
Every day I've done nothing but cry

It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long yeah (yeah), 'til I belong to you

Since you left me, I'm so alone
Now you're coming, you're coming on home
I'll be good like I know I should
You're coming home, you're coming home

So every day we'll be happy, I know
Now I know that you won't leave me no more

It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
It won't be long yeah (yeah), 'til I belong to you

Overall Meaning

The Beatles' song "It Won't Be Long" is about a man who's counting down the days until he's reunited with his lover, whom he's been separated from for a while. The opening line, "It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)," suggests the singer's confident anticipation towards the reunification that's finally within reach. The chorus emphasizes the man's patience, assurance, and heightened excitement for the expected reunion.


The stanza, "Every night when everybody has fun, here am I sitting all on my own," sets the somber mood of the song, expressing the loneliness and heartbreak the man has been experiencing each night since his lover's departure. The pre-chorus reveals the man's desperation for her return as he admits to crying every day and waiting to "belong" to her again. The second half of the song expresses the man's promise to behave well and reflects his realization that he cannot live without his better half.


Overall, "It Won't Be Long" is a song about the desire for an indestructible love that survives any obstacle, a feeling that is familiar to many of us who have experienced separation from our loved ones.


Line by Line Meaning

It won't be long yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah), yeah (yeah)
I won't have to wait much longer for you to come back to me.


It won't be long yeah (yeah), 'til I belong to you
I'll be with you soon and finally belong to you once again.


Every night when everybody has fun
While everyone else is having fun, I'm lonely and sad.


Here am I sitting all on my own
I'm sitting alone, without you by my side.


Since you left me, I'm so alone
I've been lonely since you left me.


Now you're coming, you're coming on home
But now you're coming home to me.


I'll be good like I know I should
I'll do my best to be good for you.


Every night the tears come down from my eyes
I cry every night without you.


Every day I've done nothing but cry
I cry all day without you.


So every day we'll be happy, I know
But I know that once you're back with me, we'll be happy every day.


Now I know that you won't leave me no more
I know that you won't leave me again.




Lyrics © Takwene LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Mazzika Group, Broma 16, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney

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