Paul Kelly - Before Too Long Lyrics






Before too long
The one that you're loving
Will wish that he'd never met you
Before too long
He who is nothing
Will suddenly come into view
So let the time keep rolling on
It's on my side
Lonely nights will soon be gone
High is the tide

Before too long
We'll be together
And no one will tear us apart
Before too long
The words will be spoken
I know all the action by heart
As the night-time follows day
I'm closing in
Every dog will have his day
Any dog can win

Shut the shade, do not fear anymore
Here I come creeping round your back door

Before too long I'll be repeating
What's happened before in my mind
Before too long
Over and over
Just like a hammer inside

As the night-time follows day
I'm closing in
Every dog will have his day
Any dog can win

Before too long
Before too long





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  1. D.... R....

    ❤️💋🌹

  2. w.... ....

    Maate the lyrics just dropped me in a different way to previous, all good, thanks Paul, bloody legend mate!

  3. T.... T....

    I miss this era of Aussie pub pop rock.

  4. L.... N....

    Is that first chick who gets in the taxi a dude? Seriously. She got man hands!!

  5. N.... R....

    Is that Amanda Brown (Go-Betweens) on backing vocals???

  6. S.... ....

    has anyone here realised this song is extremely stalkerish?

    S.... ....

    I think you are wrong about that

  7. b.... c....

    DONT LET THIS DISTRACT YOU FROM THE FACT THAT ZANE IS A RAT RHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  8. Q.... R....

    Did every one have a police scanner in this time of year?

  9. g.... ....

    Why are the Comments on this video spammed? Time to erase them all and start again.

  10. s.... ....

    Fucking taxi nearly killed the cyclist

  11. d.... ....

    1986 :O

  12. a.... ....

    Hahaha. The old couple in this are quality, they play a pair of old farts great. Love this tune, brings back happy memories of my time living in Oz. Went back a few years ago and it wasn't the same. Place just seems to have lost some of its charm and that air of innocence it once had. So sad.

  13. P.... K....

    Get Paul Kelly's new Greatest Hits: Songs From The South 1985-2019 here: https://PaulKelly.lnk.to/SFTS19ID

    P.... K....

    Thanks Paul, btw... did you ever get your Taxi Licence? :-D

  14. A.... R....

    This stupid song should of been released in 1990 NOT bloody 1986!

  15. J.... A....

    Imagine getting Paul Kelly as your driver 😂
    Free music

  16. M.... R....

    When there is a new religion
    His our god !!!

  17. m.... b....

    Too too long slow as always like a snail turtle in a half shell smells like pearl belle a hurrcaine in a teacup KCR COOL BREEZE X he blew over the MOUNTAIN tops made an explosive X MEN BAND OF BROTHERS LOL

  18. M.... A....

    Goddamn this song is relaxing.

  19. d.... N....

    Hi Paul, you left out "and the Coloured Girls" ?
    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.

    d.... N....

    I love her voice. This has always been one of my favourite Paul Kelly songs, and to be honest, my most loved songs are from the early days of Paul Kelly & The Messengers.

  20. G.... H....

    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    Great taxi driver, he signals to pull over before she has even hailed him.

  21. S.... ....

    Fuck, the man rocks. Great funny video as well.

  22. e.... m....

    You wouldn’t find a white taxi driver in Sydney these days 🤣😂🙁☹️
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.
    Sydney lookin gorgeous here

  23. P.... G....

    Woah.....amazing to see Sydney from a time when it wasn't ruined from over development.
    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    Sydney lookin gorgeous here

  24. M.... A....

    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    Sydney lookin gorgeous here

  25. r.... m....

    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.
    You wouldn’t find a white taxi driver in Sydney these days 🤣😂🙁☹️
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.

  26. I.... D....

    The old vacant or engaged sign on the top of the cab...such a long time ago!
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.

  27. M.... R....

    Before two bongs.
    Sydney lookin gorgeous here

  28. M.... G....

    The old vacant or engaged sign on the top of the cab...such a long time ago!

  29. p.... E....

    1986 was a beautiful year!
    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.
    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.

  30. j.... s....

    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.

  31. O.... B....

    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.
    1986 was a beautiful year!

  32. A.... G....

    You wouldn’t find a white taxi driver in Sydney these days 🤣😂🙁☹️
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.

  33. k.... k....

    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    1986 was a beautiful year!

  34. L.... N....

    Great taxi driver, he signals to pull over before she has even hailed him.
    You wouldn’t find a white taxi driver in Sydney these days 🤣😂🙁☹️

  35. M.... d....

    Great taxi driver, he signals to pull over before she has even hailed him.
    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.

  36. e.... ....

    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    1986 was a beautiful year!

  37. a.... g....

    Absolutely Brilliant and Profound Music of Magician in all Ways of Music ...
    1986 was a beautiful year!

  38. A.... O....

    I wonder if that falcon had dodgy door handles aswell my parents car had that problem it was a old blue xd falcon

  39. C.... P....

    You wouldn’t find a white taxi driver in Sydney these days 🤣😂🙁☹️

    C.... P....

    cause all the white cunts are on meth

  40. c.... g....

    Woah.....amazing to see Sydney from a time when it wasn't ruined from over development.
    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.

  41. g.... a....

    xe falcon!
    Sydney lookin gorgeous here
    Woah.....amazing to see Sydney from a time when it wasn't ruined from over development.

  42. C.... W....

    Thanks mate

  43. n.... s....

    I love that song now more than I did when first came out!! 😊
    Absolutely Brilliant and Profound Music of Magician in all Ways of Music ...

  44. Y.... T....

    Before Sydney was a 3rd world shit hole...

  45. l.... c....

    Before two bongs.
    xe falcon!
    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.

    l.... c....

    Put down those bongs...

  46. H.... Q....

    Haven't seen this for ages!
    The red car is a Ford XE Falcon Taxi.
    Great taxi driver, he signals to pull over before she has even hailed him.

  47. a.... d....

    xe falcon!
    1986 was a beautiful year!
    1986 was a beautiful year!

  48. m.... h....

    xe falcon!
    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.

    m.... h....

    Thank you!

  49. �.... ....

    xe falcon!
    Great taxi driver, he signals to pull over before she has even hailed him.
    Woah.....amazing to see Sydney from a time when it wasn't ruined from over development.

  50. P.... B....

    Sydney lookin gorgeous here
    2:13-2-16  william st?  bless.

  51. o.... T....

    Absolutely Brilliant and Profound Music of Magician in all Ways of Music ...
    Hi Paul, you left out "and the Coloured Girls" ?
    Woah.....amazing to see Sydney from a time when it wasn't ruined from over development.

  52. d.... l....

    cant be Australia i saw someone using the actual indicator

  53. S.... K....

    Finally, someone who drives sensibly. 
    2:13-2-16  william st?  bless.

  54. A.... D....

    brightly song indeed !

  55. D.... E....

    Great taxi driver, he signals to pull over before she has even hailed him.
    Before too long..the original Nek Minit?


    Ah, Sound Level studios in Ultimo. Great place in it's day.

  56. J.... A....

    Hi Paul, you left out "and the Coloured Girls" ?
    Back when Paul Kelly had hair.

  57. C.... ....

    2:07 - London cab spotted!! What's that doing in Australia? I've seen a few here in Melbourne presently, but I had no idea there were any around in the 80s.


    Also 4 passengers in the back, none wearing seatbelts - 2:36! What a crazy time.

  58. p.... k....

    2:13-2-16  william st?  bless.
    a terrific song and wonderful memories of carefree days in Sydney. Thank you very much.

  59. M.... P....

    Love it

  60. T.... F....

    Still the best song in the world by the best singer! Crikkies, mate!

  61. j.... ....

    This must be another version of the video. I remember a part where a man (dressed as a woman) steals cash from a shop and hands Paul Kelly a big handful of the stolen money as he exits the taxi.

  62. T.... c....

    TAC i

  63. t.... m....

    my first taste of Paul Kelly as a 16 year old busting to move out of home and exploring different music...33 years later still listening to Paul...aussie legend

  64. M.... P....

    I love that song now more than I did when first came out!! 😊

  65. J.... M....

    Never heard P Kelly...I like the music

  66. 7.... ....

    I wonder if Paul still has that XE in that condition or how could it have ever been a real taxi in that condition. I love the song but it makes me wonder about the car. I hope I got the model right. I know its a ford.

  67. G.... G....

    He wrote the best creepy stalker numbers. Saw him for free back in 2002 (I think it was) st kilda festival. He did a one man show and his large crowd were captives to a fine performance.

  68. A.... y....

    Paul Kelly is Australia's collective father

  69. H.... D....

    It wasn't, until I saw that taxi, that I realised how old this song is.

  70. m.... p....

    What an absolute legend vb in the background.

  71. P.... J....

    Just realized how much rolling blackouts coastal fever sounds like this; love both bands

  72. T.... C....

    Yep, thoroughly enjoy this video every time. Cheers!

  73. K.... M....

    Where did we go wrong Oz, where the bloody hell did we go wrong....what a simpler fantastic time.

    K.... M....

    Kyle Mansfield spot on, when the XE falcon was king of the road and having a Durry was ok

  74. E.... G....

    makes you wanna cry how things have changed for the worse. we will never ever get that back.

  75. D.... D....

    I remember my Dad playing this song and others like it when I was a kid.
    He was not a good person. Alcohol was his vice, and it made him into a monster.
    He died last year, and I listen to this song among others as a form of therapy for myself.
    A part of me hurts and grieves, but life moves on.

    D.... D....

    Peace brother.

    D.... D....

    That’s it bro.Gotta move forward.Kudos 2u!

  76. v.... ....

    Are you talking to me, mate?

  77. r.... a....

    Good old days

  78. a.... a....

    I came across this song in a random video and now I am completely hooked to it!

  79. T.... C....

    ??????????????????🤔🏩

  80. M.... ....

    Hey I’m coming to your concert tonight

    M.... ....

    #big fan

  81. C.... A....

    My teacher, Mr Lazare, has played with you (Paul Kelly).

  82. G.... N....

    Here's one for ya. I first saw Paul Kelly at the Royal Antler in 1983, a little while after Manila came out, and I'd purchased it. I was the only bloke in the pub who'd come to watch Paul Kelly. They were playing pool right in front of the stage and ignoring him.

  83. G.... N....

    3rd best song off Gossip. There are more than three good songs on that album though.

    G.... N....

    Down on my Speedway. Randwick Bells

  84. S.... ....

    Who needs UBER when you had good old Sydney cabbies.. Miss Sydney in the 80”s it used to be so chilled.. Heck the 2000”s were carefree compared to the 2010”s... Sydney is a rip off in 2018...

    S.... ....

    Try 2019....its worse!

    S.... ....

    the 2000's were amazing, pretty much everywhere is hectic atm

  85. L.... ....

    This dog is having its day 🐕🐶

  86. j.... ....

    the cabs blinker was on before she hailed for it.

  87. M.... ....

    Woah.....amazing to see Sydney from a time when it wasn't ruined from over development.

  88. r.... a....

    True aussie song 2017

  89. J.... L....

    give Paul a needle and some heroin !

    J.... L....

    James Lee i try not to think about Paul's habit. It ruins the video for me.

  90. G.... R....

    Yessssss

  91. T.... R....

    Before too long
    The one that you're loving
    Will wish that he'd never met you
    Before too long
    He who is nothing
    Will suddenly come into view
    So let the time keep rolling on
    It's on my side
    Lonely nights will soon be gone
    High is the tide
    Before too long
    We'll be together
    And no-one will tear us apart
    Before too long
    The words will be spoken
    I know all the action by heart
    As the night time follows day
    I'm closing in
    Every dog will have his day
    Any dog can win
    Shut the shade do no fear anymore
    Here I come creeping round your back door
    Before too long
    I'll be repeating
    What's happened before in my mind
    Before too long
    Over and over
    Just like a hammer inside
    As the nighttime follows day
    I'm closing in
    Every dog will have his day
    Any dog can win
    Before too long
    Before too long

  92. G.... f....

    I seem to remember an armed robber as one of the passengers passing a lot of cash to Paul Kelly as part of this clip.Cant see it now so has this clip been abridged or cut down,censored or whatever ???

    G.... f....

    Greg ferris it's in another video same song song and same artist

  93. J.... G....

    great song, brings back many memories! :)

  94. k.... ....

    OK, there is an error at the beginning of the video. When Paul's taxi pulls up to the kerb, the sign on top says "Vacant" but when the girl gets in and he changes the sign, it changes from "Not for hire" to "Engaged".
    BTW Great memories of 80s Sydney, I'd give anything to be back there right now!

    k.... ....

    it's not an error, the sign changes from vacant to not for hire to engaged, it rolls through each option to get to the engaged status. :)

  95. D.... B....

    1986 was a beautiful year!

  96. R.... S....

    In case no one has mentioned this, it's Jenny Morris that sings in the background.

    R.... S....

    I always wondered who that was. Cheers man ;)

    R.... S....

    Really? Sounds like Amanda Brown (The Go-Betweens)

    R.... S....

    thanks for that!

    R.... S....

    I never new that! Cool!

    R.... S....

    Info on the song says Astrid Munday.