It's Been A Long Time Lyrics - Young, Guitar Days - Steve Forbert

It's been a long time 

Since we stood beside the water 

The sun goin' down 

Was burnin' peaceful and slow 

And the shadows of evening 

Were creepin' around us 

It's been a long time 

It's been a mighty long time 

It's been a long time 

We used to find it all together 

The new and the strange 

Lots a gambles and dares 

And the road was a high road 

It led to the hilltops 

It's been a long time 

It's been a mighty long time 

Turnin' wheels, rollin' hard 

Flyin' down the boulevard 

Take it slow, let me breathe 

I can't relate, I can't believe 

Dirty snow, city lights 

Tower clocks and lonely nights 

Reachin' out love in vain 

Can't connect, I can't explain 

It's been a long time 

We used to laugh away the hours 

All the summer was kind 

And we were kids in the heat 

And the moon was a high moon 

It rose in the twilight 

It's been a long time 

It's been a mighty long time 

It's been a long time 

I look around, I'm gettin' older 

I'm 23 now, rememberin' fun 

And tryna find it again 

Lookin' in through the doorways 

And talkin' to strangers 

It's been a long time 

It's been a mighty long, yeah 

It's been a long time 

It's been a keep on again 

It's been a long time, yeah 

It's been a mighty long time, alright