How long do I have to wait for you honey
Before a girl like me can move on
Ooh baby tell me how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey 
Before I can say that you re gone
Every hour seems like a day
And every day is like a year
And every week is an eternity
Well I get lonely baby when you re not here
Ooh baby tell me how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey 
Before a girl like me can move on
Ooh baby tell me how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey 
Before I can say that you re gone
Won t you let me know, yeah
I m in an awful state, baby
You said you loved me so
But I just don t know how long I can wait
How long do I have to wait for you honey 
Before I can say that you re gone

I asked your mama, I asked your papa, 
Your friends, your preacher and your boss
No one knows where you're going to baby
Or if you [bad word] back to me
Or we re together or are we lost
Ooh baby, tell me how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey
Before a girl like me can move on
Ooh baby, tell me how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey
Before I can say that you re gone
Won t you let me know, yeah
I m in an awful state, baby
You said you loved me so
But I just don t know how long I can wait

Ooh baby, tell me how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey
Before a girl like me can move on
Baby how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey
Before I can say that you re gone, ahh
How long do I have to wait for you honey 
Before a girl like me can move on
Baby how long 
Do I have to wait for you honey
Before I can say that you re gone, yeah
How long, baby tell me, how long