Been So Long Songtext
von Eric Gales

I′ve been through some difficult things
I've seen the best and worst of humankind
I′ve done some things I shouldn't have
Trying to free the limits of my mind
I'm looking at the people that I′ve known
Most were trying to find their way back home
It′s been so long

It's been so long, oh yeah
I kept my hands from doing certain things
That would have set my trail so far ablaze
Settling for loss in circumstance
It took a while to overcome those ways
No more self-sabotage
No more betraying my own stars
I know happiness is more than a mirage
Listen to the tears in my guitar


It′s been so long since I could say
That I won't waste another day
I said I′m done standing in my way
Oh Lord, let my light shine despite me
It's been so long, ah, ah
It′s been so long, oh yeah

I'm looking at the folks that I've known
Most were trying to find their way back home
I never was afraid to walk alone
As long as my guitar could make this tone
I miss the days when love and life were free
I miss the days when people could just be
No matter what you think you know about me
You ain′t even scratched the surface, you′ll see

It's been so long since I could say
That I won′t waste another day
I said I'm done standing in my way
Oh Lord, let my light shine despite me

I will express myself
In ways I was denied
No, I won′t reject myself
From now on, I'll be kind to me
It′s been so long
It's been so long, oh yeah


It's been so long, yeah
It′s been so long
It′s been so long, huh
It's been so long, oh yeah, uh