It Takes Too Long (to learn to live alone)
Written by Leon Carr and Robert Allen
Originally Sung by Peggy Lee, Popularised by Eydie Gorme
Chords by : Ric Dela Cruz
Intro :
I leave the house
I catch the bus and go to work
The way I did before.
The same routine
Most everyday except I guess
I see my folks much more.
A year has passed
I thought by now that I could make
A new life of my own
But habits are so hard to break
I think of you and I still ache
It takes too long to learn to live alone.
It s really bad
When Friday comes because I know
The weekend lies ahead
The walks we took the football games
And when it rained how late we stayed in bed.
I ve done so much to change the house
The attic s full memories I ve known
And yet when I turn out the light
I wait for you to say goodnight
It takes too long to learn to live alone.
I go on dates but when I do
I always find before the night is through
The same old thing behind my smile
I m sitting there comparing her/him to you.
And in the end it s always you
I feel it even more when I get home
I thought that I was free of you
But I was wrong I never knew
It takes too long to learn to live alone. (Repeat)