I Waited Too Long Song Lyrics and Chords by Sonny James
I Waited Too Long
Recorded by Sonny James
Written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
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I waited too
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long and now we're apart
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never told you what I feel in my
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heart
Somebody
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new has come
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along
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I was a
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fool for waiting too
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long
My life
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without you won't be the same
I should have
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never played that waiting
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game
I'm so a
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lone now that you're
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gone
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I was a fool for
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waiting too
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long
I wasn't
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smart I wasn't
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wise
And
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now I'm by myself with tears in my
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eyes
I made my
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life a life of regret
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I should have
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never played hard to
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get
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now I know I was so
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wrong
I was a
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fool for
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waiting too
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long
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waiting too
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long
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Too
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long
FAQ
Who sang the the song I Waited Too Long?
- The song I Waited Too Long was sang by Sonny James.
Who is Sonny James?
- Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 - February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard No. 1 singles among his 26 No. 1 hits. Twenty-one of his albums reached the country top ten from 1964 to 1976. James was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and co-hosted the first Country Music Association Awards Show in 1967. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
