It Won't Be Like This for Long - Ron Shepard

There will come a time some mornin' When all the saints will rise and shine Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long Up to that happy home in glory Where the souls shall never die Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long It won't be long, it won't be long Till we hear the angels sing the victory song Then we'll gather around the throne There to live forever more Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long We will meet our friends and loved ones When our toilin' here is over Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long There we'll shout and sing His praises In that land forever more Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long It won't be long, it won't be long Till we hear the angels sing the victory song Then we'll gather around the throne There to live forever more Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long We would see the Savior comin' Some glad mornin' on the farm Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long The saints and angels will come shoutin' Oh, what glory that will be Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long It won't be long, it won't be long Till we hear the angels sing the victory song Then we'll gather around the throne There to live forever more Hallelujah, praise the Lord, it won't be long

The elevated train by my window doesn't faze me anymore The rattling screams don't disrupt my dreams It's a lullaby, in its way The elevated train drives everyone insane but I don't mind, oh no When I bring back boys they can't tolerate the noise And that's okay cuz I never let them stay And one day, I'm hoppin that elevated train and I'm ridin away It won't be long now The boys around the way Holler at me when I'm walkin down the street Their machismo pride doesn't break my stride- It's a compliment, so they say They boys around the way Holler at me every day but I don't mind, oh no If I'm in the mood, it will not be with some dude Who is whistling cuz he has nothing to say Or who's honking at me from his Chevrolet And one day, I'm hoppin in a limousine and I'm ridin away It won't be long now Ay, Usnavi, help SOS Good morning, Vanessa! If it isn't the loveliest girl in the place You've got some schmutz on your face Good morning! Good morning! Vanessa... Vanessa... Vanessa... VANESSAAA! I'm thirsty, cono! Can I get a Pepsi and some packing tape? Uh, my cousin over there with his tongue hanging out, has been meaning to ask you... Yes? What would a lady such as yourself might be doing tonight? Does your cousin dance? Like a drunk Chita Rivera Okay... after Nina's dinner, we can hit a few clubs and check out the fireworks... Oh snap! Who's that? Don't touch me, I'm too hot! Yes! Que paso? Here I go! So dope! Y tu lo sabes! No pare Sigue sigue! Did you see me? Freaky Freakit! What a way to begin the weekend Sonny, anything you want is free, man! And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic I haven't forgotten You! Gonna see this honey Make a little money An one day I'll hop Jet Blue! But until that fateful day I'm grateful I got a destination I'm runnin to make it home And home's what Vanessa's runnin away from! I'm running to make it home And home's what Vanessa's runnin away from... The neighborhood salon is the place I am working for the moment As I cut their hair, ladies talk and share- Every day, who's doing who and why The neighborhood salon doesn't pay me what I wanna be making but I don't mind As I sweep the curb I can hear those turbo engines blazing a trail through the sky I look up and think about the years gone by But one day I'm walking to JFK and I'm gonna fly! It won't be long now Any day

Speak of the devil in he walks It's like his ears burn when I talk Pushed in a gutter, stuck in a rut Waiting for the next turn of the knife in my gut Just trying to do whatever To somehow make myself feel better But I guess I've got you to thank Broken like the bottle that you drank But it won't always be this way It won't always be this way Don't know how many times I'll say It won't always be this way Feels like I'm drowning in a dream With a breath of air just out of my reach And I'm kicking as hard as I can God, I wish you were a better man It won't always be this way It won't always be this way Don't know how many times I'll say It won't always be this way So don't you cry my little one Don't talk about what your daddy done Like a bird, we'll fly away someday I promise I'll plan our getaway It won't always be this way It won't always be this way Don't know how many times I'll say It won't always be this way Don't know how many times I'll say It won't always be this way It won't always be this way It won't always be this way Don't know how many times I'll say It won't always be this way Got down on my knees to pray It won't always be this way Cause my new life starts today It won't always be this way

La la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la... I've been thinking I've been thinking, I've been thinking too much I just want to live now for a little while And cast my dreams to the wind Don't wanna wonder Don't wanna wonder what it's all about I'm just working for a living singing with my friends As I cast my dreams to the wind Maryland, I'm coming home Never worry about what I did wrong And that I'll never be what my daddy wanted me to be And I'll never see what my mama's dreams were But I will sing La la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la... I wanna fly I wanna fly down the highway to my home away from home This funky funky club on Fairfax Avenue to see you And I'll never give up Because what is there to give up anyway I'm just working for a living working for my pay In Maryland it's raining somewhere in some cafe Maryland, I'm coming home Never worry about what I did wrong And that I'll never be what my daddy wanted me to be And I'll never see what my mama's dreams were But I can sing La la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la... La la la la la la la la...

Less a lover, more a fighter But I'm tired of fighting to hold on Got too many scars to hide 'em So it's easier being on my own But you Shoot first, draw blood, before I know Yeah, you One shot, one touch, and I let go How did this happen? My walls were up and You moved without a sound Never imagined, like an assassin One look took me How did this happen? My walls were up and You moved without a sound Never imagined, like an assassin Yeah, one look took me down Down, down, down, down down, down Yeah, one look took me down Down, down, down, down, down, down Yeah, one look took me Yeah, one look took me Yeah, one look took me