"Five Long Years" is a song written and recorded by blues vocalist and pianist Eddie Boyd in 1952.

Called one of the "few postwar blues standards [that has] retained universal appeal",[1] Boyd's "Five Long Years" reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart.

[5] Backing Boyd on vocal and piano are Ernest Cotton on tenor sax, L. C. McKinley on guitar, Alfred Elkins on bass, and Percy Walker on drums.

"Five Long Years" was revisited by Boyd several times during his career, with additional studio and live recordings.

[3] A variety of artists have recorded "Five Long Years", including Junior Parker, whose version reached number 13 in the R&B chart in 1959.