[Anna Ternheim & Dave Ferguson] Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss It's better my darling, I promise you this The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go Will you wait for me darling, I need to know [Anna Ternheim] Well, you know I'm a sailor and tomorrow we sail It's a hard way of living, but I know it well And if I surrender my life to the sea You can marry another it's alright with me [Anna Ternheim & Dave Ferguson] Though we won't be together again ‘til the spring Just imagine the treasures I'll bring [Dave Ferguson] Come lay with me, stay with me, soon I'll be gone I will remember you all winter long [Anna Ternheim & Dave Ferguson] When I return to the one that I miss Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss The sweeter the kiss [Anna Ternheim & Dave Ferguson] When the mornings are warm and the valleys are green I'll come back from wherever I've been Oh, the longer the waiting, the sweeter the kiss It's better my darling, I promise you this The next time I hold you, I'm not letting go We will give up the ocean forever, I know Forever I know