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Been Away Too Long Lyrics by The Whitlams

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[Verse 1]
Everything looks strange to me like a recurring dream
I think I know what's coming, 'til it turns out wrong
I've been away, away too long
I can't change where I've been the bad I've done and seen
But my heart has a home and it got here on its own
I've been away, away too long
[Chorus]
I've been away too long
Through a doorway in the night
Towards the sound of cheering
I'll be gone at a minute to 12
You don't want to have to see me turn into myself
I've been away too long
Away too long
[Verse 2]
There's a warmth that I miss familiar like a kiss
But the girls had no name and the singer no song
I've been away, away too long
[Chorus]
I've been away too long
Through a doorway in the night
Towards the sound of cheering
I'll be gone at a minute to 12
You don't want to have to see me turn into myself
I've been away
[Bridge]
When we burn the cane the mice all run
When the cane is burnt the mice all run
When the fire burnt out I came back home
When the cane was burnt I came back home
[Verse 3]
There's no gate and no wall in my way at all
And if Janis died for my sins even I can start again
I've been away too long
[Chorus]
I've been away too long
Through a doorway in the night
Towards the sound of cheering
I'll be gone at a minute to 12
You don't want to have to see me turn into myself
[Outro]
Through a doorway in the night
Towards the sound of cheering
I'll be gone at a minute to 12
You don't want to have to see me turn into myself
I've been away too long
Away too long
Away too long, away too long
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The Whitlams

The Whitlams

About “Been Away Too Long” by The Whitlams

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"Been Away Too Long" appears on "Little Cloud".

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