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Long Year Lyrics by Steve Everett

Central Standards

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[Verse 1]
I woke up too early one morning late last fall
I couldn't hear your breathing, couldn't feel you on my arm
Lord, the room was freezing with the window open wide
I spent the next month sleeping all alone and on your side

[Chorus]
It's been a long year
And some dark, dark nights
Since you've thrown your lasso 'round the moon
And rode it out of sight
And I could see where you were headed
So I tried to rope the sign
But you just burned my lasso up
And said boy you got to let love hurt

It's been a long year
It's been a long year, yeah

[Verse 2]
I used to think your daddy's love advice was always right
And he said 'boy keep moving, you'll forget her face with time'
But he couldn't have been wronger if wronger was a word
'Cause your memory's stronger than the best advice I've heard

[Chorus]
It's been a long year
And some dark, dark nights
Since you've thrown your lasso 'round the moon
And rode it out of sight
And I could see where you were headed
So I tried to rope the sign
But you just burned my lasso up
And said boy you got to let love hurt

It's been a long year
It's been a long year, yeah

[Bridge]
With every shooting star that I see
I can't help but wonder if you're driving
Or maybe you're up in the sea of tranquility waiting on me to be what you need
So you can come back down and try it
It's been a long year
It's been a long year, yeah

[Chorus]
It's been a long year
And some dark, dark nights
Since you've thrown your lasso 'round the moon
And rode it out of sight
And I could see where you were headed
So I tried to rope the sign
But you just burned my lasso up
And said boy you got to let love hurt

It's been a long year
It's been a long year, yeah
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Steve Everett

Steve Everett

About “Long Year” by Steve Everett

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"Long Year" is credited to Steve Everett. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Long Year" appears on "Central Standards".

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