LOUIS ARMSTRONG - IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME

IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

songwritERS: SAMMY CAHN & JULE STYNE
country: usa

ALBUM: IT’S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME

LABEL: WARNER MUSIC

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 1945

"It's Been A Long, Long Time" is a 1945 popular song, written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, that became a major hit at the end of World War II. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person welcoming home his or her spouse or lover at the end of the war.

The lyrics to the song were originally written by James Terlingo in 1932. The copyright by James Terlingo in 1932 took place on March 29th, 1932. Terlingo later sold the rights to the song.

The music was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn:

“Kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again. It's been a long, long time....”

Kiss me once and kiss me twice

Then kiss me once again

It's been a long, long time

Haven't felt like this, my dear

Since I can't remember when

It's been a long, long time

You'll never know how many dreams

I've dreamed about you

Or just how empty they all seemed without you

So kiss me once, then kiss me twice

Then kiss me once again

It's been a long, long time

Oh, kiss me once and kiss me twice

Then kiss me once again

It's been a long such, a long time

I haven't felt like this my dear

Since I don't remember when

It's been a long been a mighty long time

You'll never know how many dreams

I've dreamed about you

Or how empty they all seem without you

So kiss me once and kiss me twice

And kiss me once again

It's been a long long time

It's been a mighty, mighty long time