Everybody wants to be loved   every once in a while   we all need someone to hold on to   just like a helpless child   yeah    can you whisper in my ear   let me know it's alright   it's been a long time coming    down this road   and now i know   what i've been waiting for   and like a lonley highway   i'm trying to get home   ooo loves been a long time coming   you can look for a lifetime   you can love for a day   you can think you got everything but   everything is nothing when you throw it away   yeah   then you look in my eyes   and i have it all   once again   it's been a long time coming    down this road   and now i know   what i've been waiting for   just like a lonley highway   i'm trying to get home   ooo loves been a long time coming   didn't know i was lost    til you found me   uh huh   didn't know i was blind    but now i see   can you whisper in my ear   let me know it's alright   it's been a long time coming    down this road   and now i know   what i've been searching for   oh been a long long highway and   now i see   ooo loves been a long time    ooo been a long time   loves been a long time coming