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[Chorus]
It's been a Elong, long, long, long
DLong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
It's been a Elong, long, long, long, Dlong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
[Verse 1]
When I was a Ekid, I used to draw airplanes, with Dstars and bars shooting down airplanes,
adoErned with hammers and sicklesD  
I bought a Ehundred water guns so I could save the world, Dsaving my lunch money
 and Estealing my father's quarters, dimes, and nickelsD  
EI discovered religion watching Luke SkywDalker rescue Princess Leia and destroying the DEeath Star
by letting go and cDlosing his eyes
And I Edevoured comic books, Greek colored mytholDogies taught me right and wrong,
and if you Ebelieve, you can fDly
[Chorus]
It's been a Elong, long, long, long
DLong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
It's been a Elong, long, long, long, Dlong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
[Verse 2]
EI remember listening to songs about tDrains and feeling the rush of wonder at the Epossibility that the world
 was infinite and Baccessible all at the same time.
EAnd then it was songs about highways and Dborn to be wild and little red corvette and the Eroad went on
forever in my mBind
But now it's Eclogged bumper to bumper with stinking SUVs and Dtwo-story pickup trucks that can drive
 over Eanything except the two-story pickup truck right in Bfront of it
Not even the hEighways look the same, Starbucks and D711s and Walmarts jam the feeder roads.
    EWe don't live around this mess, we live Bunder it
[Chorus]
It's been a Elong, long, long, long
DLong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
It's been a Elong, long, long, long, Dlong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime (Since I felt fine)
[Verse 3]
ENow all the songs are about gangsters and gDuns and the TV speeds by at 1E00 deaths an hour and
everyone wants to pull off the crime of the centBury
Steal two hundred gaziEllion dollars, enough to buy myself aDn island and build a real honest-to-God
 tErain on it for no one but meB  
And get aEway with it. Get away with it. We Americans are Dfreedom-loving people
and nEothing says freedom like getting aBway with it
We went from BEilly the Kid to Richard Nixon, Enron, DX-on, O.J. Simpson...
We used to dEream about heroes, but now it's just how to beat the sBystem
ESo where to we go to dream now? Up on the rDoof of the projects, straining through the city lights to Esee
if they've built golden arches on the Bmoon yet?
Self-Emedicated, Half-sedated, trying our Dbest to stay distracted, living Elife according to the TV sBet
ECorporations owning nations, telling Dus "don't change the station, Eit's the only safe way to win the human
Brace."
I Ewonder how the world sees us, rich beyond compareD, powerful without equalE, a spoiled, drunk,
15-year-old waving a Bgun in their face
[Chorus]
It's been a Elong, long, long, long
DLong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
It's been a Elong, long, long, long, Dlong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
It's been a Elong, long, long, long
DLong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime
It's been a Elong, long, long, long, Dlong, long, long, long, Elong, long, long, long, Btime (Since I felt fine)

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Long Long Time

by Guy Forsyth

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[Chorus]

It's been a long, long, long, long

D E B

Long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

E D E B

It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

[Verse 1]

E D

When I was a kid, I used to draw airplanes, with stars and bars shooting down airplanes,

E D

adorned with hammers and sickles

E D

I bought a hundred water guns so I could save the world, saving my lunch money

E D

and stealing my father's quarters, dimes, and nickels

E D E

I discovered religion watching Luke Skywalker rescue Princess Leia and destroying the Death Star

by letting go and closing his eyes

E D

And I devoured comic books, Greek colored mythologies taught me right and wrong,

E D

and if you believe, you can fly

[Chorus]

It's been a long, long, long, long

D E B

Long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

E D E B

It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

[Verse 2]

E D E

I remember listening to songs about trains and feeling the rush of wonder at the possibility that the world

was infinite and accessible all at the same time.

E D E

And then it was songs about highways and born to be wild and little red corvette and the road went on

forever in my mind

E D

But now it's clogged bumper to bumper with stinking SUVs and two-story pickup trucks that can drive

E B

over anything except the two-story pickup truck right in front of it

E D

Not even the highways look the same, Starbucks and 711s and Walmarts jam the feeder roads.

E B

We don't live around this mess, we live under it

[Chorus]

It's been a long, long, long, long

D E B

Long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

E D E B

It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time (Since I felt fine)

[Verse 3]

E D E

Now all the songs are about gangsters and guns and the TV speeds by at 100 deaths an hour and

everyone wants to pull off the crime of the century

E D

Steal two hundred gazillion dollars, enough to buy myself an island and build a real honest-to-God

E B

train on it for no one but me

E D

And get away with it. Get away with it. We Americans are freedom-loving people

E B

and nothing says freedom like getting away with it

E D

We went from Billy the Kid to Richard Nixon, Enron, X-on, O.J. Simpson...

E B

We used to dream about heroes, but now it's just how to beat the system

E D E

So where to we go to dream now? Up on the roof of the projects, straining through the city lights to see

if they've built golden arches on the moon yet?

E D E B

Self-medicated, Half-sedated, trying our best to stay distracted, living life according to the TV set

E D E

Corporations owning nations, telling us "don't change the station, it's the only safe way to win the human

race."

E D E

I wonder how the world sees us, rich beyond compare, powerful without equal, a spoiled, drunk,

15-year-old waving a gun in their face

[Chorus]

It's been a long, long, long, long

D E B

Long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

E D E B

It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

It's been a long, long, long, long

D E B

Long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time

E D E B

It's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time (Since I felt fine)

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