Darius Rucker - It wont be like this for long

He d^Aidnt have to w^Eake up ^Bsus2He'd been up all n^Eite Lying th^Aere in bed lis^Etening To his ^Bsus2new born baby c^Dbmry ^Bsus2 He ma^Akes a pot of co^Effee He splashes^Bsus2 water on his fa^Ece His w^Aife gives him a k^Eiss and says It gonna^Bsus2 be OK ^E

It wont be^A like t^Bsus2his for lo^Eng One da^Ay we'll look back ^Bsus2laugh'n At the w^Abmeek we brought her h^Dbmome ^Bsus2 This ph^Aase is gonna f^Ely by ^Bsus2So baby^Abm just^Dbm hold o^Bsus2n ^AIt wont ^Bsus2be like this for l^Eong

Four years la^Ater 'bout f^Eour thirty ^Bsus2She's crawling in there b^Eed And when he dr^Aops her off at p^Ereschool Sh^Bsus2e's clinging to his l^Dbmeg ^Bsus2 The t^Aeacher peels her o^Eff of him He ^Bsus2says what can I ^Dbmdo ^Bsus2 She s^Aays now dont you w^Eorry This will only l^Bsus2ast a week or t^Ewo

It wont be^A like t^Bsus2his for l^Eong One day s^Aoon you'll drop^Bsus2 her off And she wont e^Abmven know your go^Dbmne ^Bsus2 This ph^Aase is gonna f^Ely by ^Bsus2If you can ^Abmjust h^Dbmold on ^{Bsus2 A}It wont ^Bsus2be like this for l^Eong

Some day ^Dbmsoon she'll be a teenager And at t^Bsus2imes he'll think she hates him Then he'll wa^Alk her down the i^Esle And raise her ^Bsus2vale ^Abm But right n^Dbmow she up and cry'n And the ^Bsus2truth is that he dont mind As he ki^Asses her goo^Ed night And she says her p^Bsus2rayers

He l^Aays down there be^Eside her 'Til her ^Bsus2eyes are finally cl^Eosed And just w^Aatch'n her it br^Eeaks his heart Cause^Bsus2 he already kn^Eows

It wont be ^Alike ^Bsus2this for lo^Eng One day s^Aoon that little ^Bsus2girl is gonna be ^AbmAll grown up and go^Dbmne ^Bsus2 Yeah this ph^Aase is gonna f^Ely by So^Bsus2 he's try'^Abmn to ho^Dbmld on ^Bsus2 'C^Aause it wont^Bsus2 be like this for l^Dbmooooooong ^{Bsus2 A}It wont^Bsus2 be like this for lo^Eng