Merle Haggard — The Longer You Wait

[Verse 1] The longer you wait to leave me The longer I'll hurt when you're gone And the longer it takes you to break my heart The longer the pain lingers on [Chorus] How long will you prolong my misery? Wish I could leave on my own 'Cause the longer you wait to leave me The longer I'll hurt when you're gone [Verse 2] We both know that you never loved me I lied to myself from the start We both know that someday you'll leave me And the knowing just tears me apart [Chorus] How long will you prolong my misery? Wish I could leave on my own 'Cause the longer you wait to leave me The longer I'll hurt when you're gone [Outro] The longer I'll hurt when you're gone