i won't be long - I’ll be back before your pizza gets cold and your hope dies

I’ll be back before your pizza gets cold and your hope dies a slow death

I won’t be long. (He left. The pizza is now a monument.)

I won’t be long. (He came back with a side of regret and a half-eaten slice.)

I won’t be long. (He came back 2 hours later, still eating the pizza.)