It Won’t Be Long Now

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, 'cause I never let them [A]stay
And one day
I'm hoppin' that elevated tɾain and [Bm]I'm ɾiding away!
Yeah!
It won't be [Am]long [Am]now!

The boys around the way holler
At me when I'm walking down the stɾeet
Their machismo pride doesn't break my [A]stɾide
It's a compliment, so they say
The boys around the way holler
At me every day but I don't mind, oh no, no
If I'm in the mood, it will not be [Am]with some dude
Who is whistling 'cause he has nothing to [C7]say
Or who's honking at me from his Chevrolet!
One day I'm hoppin' in a limousine
And I'm driving away!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
It won't be [Am]long [Am]now

Oh snap!
Who's that?
Don't touch me, I'm too hot! Yes!
¿Qué pasó? Here I go!
So dope!
¡Y tú lo sabe'!
No pare
¡Sigue, sigue!
Did you [A7see me?
Freaky freak it!

What a way to [C7]begin the weekend
Sonny, anything you [A7want is free, man!
And my [A]dearly beloved Dominican Republic
I haven't forgotten you!
Gonna see this honey, make a little money
And one day I'll hop Jet Blue!
But until that fateful day, I'm grateful
I got [Fm7]a destination

I'm ɾunnin' to [C7]make it home
And home's what Vanessa's ɾunnin' away from!
I'm ɾunnin' to [C7]make it home
And home's what Vanessa's ɾunnin' away from

The neighborhood salon
Is the place I am working for [Dm7]the moment
As I cut their hair, ladies talk and [Bm]share
Every day, who's doin' who and [Bm]why

The neighborhood salon
Doesn't pay me what I wanna be [Am]making
But I don't mind
As I sweep the curb
I can hear those turbo engines
Blazing a tɾail through the sky
I look up and [Bm]think about the years gone by
One day, I'm walkin' to [C7]JFK and [Bm]I'm gonna fly!
It won't be [Am]long [Am]now!
Any day