Written by Mark Narmore/Bobby Tomberlin/Josh Turner
C F C Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Am F G It's better my darling, I promise you this Ebm/C F Dm The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go C F Am G/B Will you wait for me darling, I need to know C F C Well, you know I'm a sailor, tomorrow we sail Am F G It's a hard way of living, but I know it well Ebm/C F Dm And if I surrender my life to the sea C F Am You can marry another, it's alright with me F G Am Though we won't be together again 'til the spring F G Just imagine the treasures I'll bring C F C Come lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gone Am F G But I will remember you all winter long Ebm/C F Dm And when I return to the one that I miss C F Am Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss F C The sweeter the kiss ( F C Am F G Ebm/C ) ( F Dm C F Am ) F G Am When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green F G I'll come back from wherever I've been C F C Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Am F G It's better my darling, I promise you this Ebm/C F Dm But next time I hold you, I'm not letting go C F Am We will give up the ocean forever, I know F C Forever I know ( F C Am F G Ebm/C ) ( F Dm C F Am F C ) C F C Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss Am F G It's better my darling, I promise you this Ebm/C F Dm But next time I hold you, I'm not letting go C F Am We will give up the ocean forever, I know F C Forever I know