It Won't Be Long

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) till I belong to you.

Ev'ry night when ev'rybody 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) till 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.

Ev'ry night the tears come down from my eyes,
Ev'ry 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) till 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 ev'ry 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, (Yeah)
It won't be long, yeah, (Yeah) till I belong to you.

"It Won't Be Long" is the opening track on With the Beatles, the Beatles' second UK album, and was the first original song recorded for it. Although credited to Lennon-McCartney, it was primarily a John Lennon composition, with Paul McCartney assisting with the lyrics and arrangement.