Ian Hunter - Long time

They ^Acalled me the idiot, my ^Dhands were on ^Afire ^ABlood flowed from my fingers every ^Etime I pressed the wires ^AExiled to the attic, ^Dout of harm's ^Away ^AI hit that bow and arrow till I ^Ehit the hay^A

^AI got a suitcase full of energy, I'm ^Dfollowing the ^Awind ^AOld enough to know better ^Eyoung enough to join in Lived ^Aopposite a graveyard, you could ^Dhear the hookers ^Acry ^A"You never paid me last week, so you ^Eain't gettin' nothin' to^Anight!"

^AIt's been a long time. It's been a ^Dlong ^Atime ^AHangin' out in Lynn's Cafe ^E1959 We ^Aran the streets to^A7gether and we^D never had a dime^{A A}It's been a long time, it's been a ^Elong, long, long, long ^Atime

^AStill life never moved me or the ^Dfriends that I ^Achose ^AThey was always up to something, ^Eas the saying goes The ^Aroad to good intentions was ^Dstarting to fr^Aay ^AAnd then I met a lunatic who ^Eshowed me the way^A

^AIt's been a long time. It's been a ^Dlong ^Atime ^AWell 'no' is not an option when your ^Eass is on the line I ^Adidn't need no ^A7lawyer, I was ^Ddesperate to ^Asign ^AIt's been a long time, it's been a ^Elong, long, long, long ^Atime

^ABe careful what you wish for, ^Ddreams can come true^{A A}I was used to failure, and ^Ethis was something new We ^Atripped the light fandango till we ^Dran out of ^Asteam ^AAnd then one by one we fell off the ^Eend of a dream^A

It's been a ^Along time, it's been a ^Dlong ^Atime You ^Atake a chance on destiny, you ^Enever know what you'll find ^AFortune and mis^A7fortune are fo^Drever en^Atwined ^AIt's been a long time, it's been a ^Elong, long, long, long ^Atime

^AIt's been a long time. It's been a ^Along ^Atime ^AYou've been going your way, and ^EI've been going mine I ^Awasn't born in the ^A7U.S.A. but I'm ^Dthat way in^Aclined ^AIt's been a long time. It's been a ^Elong, long, long, long, long, long, long, long ^Atime^{Asus4 A}

So if you're ^Aever in the vicinity^A7, ^D drop me a ^Aline ^AIt's been a long time. It's been a ^Elong,, long,

N.C.

long, long...