It's Been a Long Time

It’s been a long time
Since we stood beside the water
The sun goin’down
Was burnin’peaceful and slow
And the shadows of evening
Were creepin’around us It’s been a long time
It’s been a mighty long time
It’s been a long time
We used to find it all together
The new and the strange
Lotsa gambles and dares
And the road was a high road
It led to the hilltops
It’s been a long time
It’s been a mighty long time
BRIDGE
Turnin’wheels, rollin’hard
Flyin’down the boulevard
Take it slow, let me breathe
I can’t relate, I can’t believe
Dirty snow, city lights
Tower clocks and lonely nights
Reachin’out, it’s love in vain
I can’t connect, I can’t explain
It’s been a long time
We used to laugh away the hours
The summer was kind
And we were kids in the heat
And the moon was a high moon
It rose in the twilight
It’s been a long time
It’s been a mighty long time
It’s been a long time
I look around, I’m gettin’older
Rememberin’fun
And tryna find it again
Lookin’in through the doorways
And talkin’to strangers
It’s been a long time
It’s been a mighty long
Steve Forbert
Welk Music (ASCAP)/
Rolling Tide Music (ASCAP)