How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
Well your friends and their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme,
but I can't help but have my suspictions,
'cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem.
Well you said you was never intending
to break up our scene in this way,
but there ain't any use in pretending
it could happen to us any day,
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
How long and how long has this been going on?
How long and how long has this been going on?
How long baby?
Oh, your friends and their gentle persuation
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme,
but I can't help but have my suspictions,
'cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem.
Well you said you was never intending
to break up our scene in this way,
but there ain't any use in pretending
it could happen to us any day,
Tell me honey
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
How long and how long has this been going on,
going on, going on?
how long has this been going on?
how long has this been going on,
going on, going on, going on?
How long, honey, oh, has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
how long has this been going on, going on, going on, going on?
how long has this been going on, going on, going on?
You been treaten me mad you been treaten me bad
and it's been going on, going on, going on
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem.
I ain't quite the fool you mean
but it's been going on, going on, going on, going on.
It's so hard, just waitin'
But I guess that's what I have to do
My poor heart keeps on breakin'
With every moment I'm away from you
I know you're smart takin' your time
'Cause of what it cost you once before
But it's not then and I love you a lot
Now and forever
How long, do I wait before you make up your mind?
How long, I wonder?
How long, before you take away the hardest of times?
How long, I wonder?
It's unfair when two who care
Have to face such a perilous sea
Despair lingers everywhere
Like a cloud nobody can reach
I understand you're afraid of it all
Love is one hell of a step
I'll be there if you panic or fall
No matter what the depth
How long, do I wait before you make up your mind?
How long, I wonder?
How long, before you take away the hardest of times?
How long, I wonder?
All I can say I've already said
More than a thousand times
It's up to you to believe every word
Before I lose my mind
How long, do I wait before you make up your mind?
How long, I wonder?
How long, before you take away the hardest of times?
How long, I wonder?
How long, do I wait before you make up your mind?
How long, I wonder?
Chorus:
How long, how long will I slide
Seperate my side
I dont, I dont believe its bad
Slittin my throat its all I ever...
I heard your voice through a photograph
I thought it up and brought up the past
Once you know you can never go back
I gotta take it on the other side...
Centurys are what it meant to me
A cemetary where i marry the sea
A stranger thing that never changed my mind
I gotta take it on the other side
I gotta take it on take it on...
Chorus
Pour my life into a paper cup
The ashtrays full and im spilling my gut
She wanna know am i still a slut
I gotta take it on the other side...
A scarlet startlet and shes in my bed
A candidate for the soul mate bled
Push the trigger and i pull the thread
I gotta take it on the other side
Take it on the other side
Take it on
Take it on...
Chorus
Turn me on, take me for a hard ride
Burn me out, leave me on the other side
I yell it tell it that its not my friend
I tear it down, i tear it down
And then it born again
Chorusx2
How long ‘till I touch you
‘till I hold you, ‘till I see you again
‘cos I’ve been searchin’ forever
and forever, on me you can depend.
I’ve been waitin’ for a girl like you
One that I can call my own
Tell me if this dream of mine will come true
Girl, I’d like to know, I’d like to know.
How long
Before you let me know you
Before you let me show you
All I have in my world.
‘cos you are my inspiration
can’t you see that I need you
honey, I wanna start.
Let me show you, girl
How good love can be
With someone who love you so
Tell me what it takes to win your sweet love
Girl, I’d really like to know
‘cos I’ve been …
Two plus two
Me and you
Strolling down the avenue
I never knew that this was meant to be
And all the times we looked into each others eyes
I did it again, I did it again, I did it for you
Holding on
To a song
I guess it's time we passed it on
'Cause one of us keeps changing every day
And all the times we told each other little lies
I did it again, I did it again, I did it for you
How long before we learn to let love fly away?
How long before we learn to live another day?
Whoa-oa
And all the times we broke our hearts to spite ourselves
I did it again, I did it again, I did it for you
How long before we learn to let love fly away?
How long before we learn to live another day?
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
So, give it up for anger
It makes us strong
I maybe just meant to thank her
Strong and wrong
Don't say how long
Don't say how long
How long
We never discuss the notches
We just fight away
Even a busted watch is right twice a day
Don't say how long
Don't say how long
How long
Don't say how long
Don't say how long
How long
I know you know how it feels
I know you know it's for reals
I know you know I know you... so don't say it
That's what it takes to go there
On and on
You make a good case for nowhere
So that's where I've gone
Don't say how long
Don't say how long
How long
Don't say how long
Don't say how long
How long
Don't say when
Don't say where
We have sung our songs of victory
We have prayed to you for rain
We have cried your compassion
To renew the land again
Now we're standing in your presence
More hungry than before
Now we're on your steps of mercy and we're knocking at your door
How long
Before you drench the barren land
how long
Before we see a righteous man
How long
Before your name is lifted high
How long
Before the weeping turns to songs of joy
Lord, we know your heart is broken
By the evil that you see
And you've stayed your hand of judgment
For your plan to set men free
But the land is still in darkness
And we've fled from what is right
And we've failed the silent children
Who will never see the light
But I know a day is coming
When the deaf will hear his voice
When the blind will see the savior
And the lame will leap for joy
When a widow finds a husband
Who will always love his bride
And the orphan finds a father
Who will never leave her side
How long
Before your glory lights the skies
How long
Before your radiance lifts our eyes
How long
Before your fragrance fills the air
How long
Before the earth resounds with songs of joy
I get carried along after midnight
In the sound of the train on the tracks
Where the rails run alongside the river
And the water can never come back
And the headlight is scanning the valley
As the valley runs South from town
And it wakes me where I have been sleeping
With my window shade pulled down
If my window's a mile from the river
And if the engine sounds deep and low
Then how long 'till I feel any closer
To what's rumbling in my soul?
How Long? Feeling it every day
How Long? It's always a ways away
How deep is the river that's flowing?
How strong is the pull downstream?
How far is the train engine going?
How long have I had the same dream?
Is there something that moves like a river
Is there something that pulls like a train
Is there something that rumbles in darkness
And I don't even know it by name
Is there some way to measure the distance
Was it close to my heart all along
And what is the voice that keeps asking
You thought you had it in the bag
Thought you had it all figured out
But now you're having second thoughts
You don't really know your ins from outs
You won't accept the lot you've drawn
You can't face the error of your ways
You turned your back and walked away
Seem bent on finding better days
How long did your dream carry on
How long did your dream spin around
(repeat)
You'd better grab your things and run
All your friends have left you behind
I have no answers for you now
I just wish you had an open mind
How long did your dream carry on
How long did your dream spin around
When you look into a child's face
And you're seeing the human race
And the endless possibilities there
Where so much can come true
And you think of the beautiful things
A child can do
How long -- would the child survive
How long -- if it was up to you
When you think about the money spent
On defense by a government
And the weapons of destruction we've built
We're so sure that we need
And you think of the millions and millions
That money could feed
How long -- can you hear someone crying
How long -- can you hear someone dying
Before you ask yourself why?
And how long will we hear people speaking
About missiles for peace
And just let it go by
How long will they tell us these weapons
Are keeping us free
That's a lie
If you saw it from a satellite
With its green and its blue and white
The beauty of the curve of the earth
And its oceans below
You might think it was paradise
If you didn't know
You might think that it's turning
But it's turning so slow
How long -- can you hear someone crying
How long -- can you hear someone dying
Before you ask yourself why?
And how long will it be 'till we've turned
To the tasks and the skills
That we'll have to have learned
If we're going to find our place in the future
And have something to offer
Where this planet's concerned
How long?
Every time I see you and I look into your eyes
There's a feeling that I get
And it's way down deep inside, girl
I've been trying to hold on, but you say that you're not sure
I just hope you realize what my heart is going through
How long, must this feeling go on
How long, must I stand the pain and
How long, must this feeling go on
Waiting for the night
Waiting for the right time to come
I know all about the hurt and the problems in the past
I know why you're scared of love,
'Cause you think it just won't last long
Well, I'm here to tell you what I'm saying is all true
There ain't nobody else in life
That can take the place of you
How long, must this feeling go on
How long, must I stand the pain and
How long, must this feeling go on
Waiting for the night
Waiting for the right time to run
Why can't we just run away, and oh run
A place where we can be alone and nobody finds us, run
Can we both just run away, and oh run
Girl, I can't wait to have you
How long, must this feeling go on
How long, must I stand the pain and
How long, must this feeling go on
Waiting for the night
Forever lost in comparisons
Between you and the better man
Yea you're always so quick
To take a bow
I've got to laugh at your circus sympathy
And your postcard sincerity
Don't you ever get tired
Of being yourself
It's getting so hard to find you
As you fade into your world of reprisal
As you slip into the comfort
Of your denial
Your patriotic smile
Your go down in style
And you say that you're not to blame
Yea you're proud of what you did
And you'd do it again
All in the name of God and country
But that's too bad about the little snag
Cause getting caught is such a drag
Even in the name of God and country
Still you're all the same to me
You're just trying to make points on national t.v.
Yea you try to make points for God
God and country
You call this justice
I call this self-service
Solo
And I hope that I never find
What you call good conscience
Or peace of mind
As another man dies for God and country
Cause I'm sure while you're sitting there talking
Well the bombs are falling
All in the name
All in the name
All in the name of God and country
It's gonna take some time till I'm over you
I gave you it all - there was nothing I wouldn't do
You know that it hurt so bad when I found out the truth
That you've been running around - oh I was such a fool
I know I can't keep holding on
'Cause it's hard for me
And now that you're gone
I'm haunted by your memory
How long till my heart can love again
I tried and I tried - I don't know what else to do
How long till this broken heart mends
Will I ever be over you
So many sleepless nights since we've been apart
They say time will ease the pain - tell this broken heart
Oh I know I can't keep holding on
'Cause it's hard for me
And now that you're gone
I'm haunted by the memory
How long till my heart can love again
I tried and I tried - I don't know what else to do
How long till this broken heart mends
Will I ever be over you
Oh I know I can't keep holding on
'Cause it's hard for me
And now that you're gone
I'm haunted by your memory
(Tell me how)
How long till my heart can love again (heart can love again)
I tried and I tried - I don't know what else to do
How long till this broken heart mends
Will I ever be over you
How long will you forget, O Lord? (How long? How long?)
How I long to see your face, O Lord? (How long will you
hide?)
How I struggle with my thoughts, O Lord! (How long? How
long?)
Suffer sorrow in my heart, O Lord! (How long will you
hide?)
How How Long? How How Long?
You won?'t even give an answer, Lord! (How long? How
long?)
Give me light or I can live no more! (How long will you
hide?)
My foes rejoice when they see me fall! (How long? How
long?)
We have overcome and now they call! (How long will you
hide?)
How How Long? (Will you hide from me?) How How Long?
How How Long? (Till you set me free?) How How Long?
Still, O Lord, You are so good to me! (How long? How
long?)
My heart rejoices how you set me free! (How long will
you hide?)
You?'re the Savior that I?'m hoping on! (How long? How
long?)
How I trust in your unfailing love! (How long will you
hide?)
How How Long? (How long?) How How Long?
Like a blue bird with his heart removed, lonely as a train
I've run just as far as I can run
If I never see the good old days shinin' in the sun
I'll be doin' fine and then some
How long, how long
Woman will you weep
How long, how long
Rock yourself to sleep
Well I been doin' time in lonesome prison, where the sun don't shine
Just outside, the freedom river runs
Out there in that shiny night, with blood hounds on your mind
Don't you know it's the same sad situation?
How long, how long
Woman will you weep
How long, how long
Rock yourself to sleep
Everybody feels alright you know, I heard some poor fool say (Somebody Ooooo)
Everyone is out there on the loose
Well I wish I lived in the land of fools, no one knew my name
But what you get is not quite what you choose
Tell me, how long, how long
Woman will you weep
How long, how long
Rock yourself to sleep
How long, how long (long and drawn out)
Muddy River runs so deep
How long, how long (long and drawn out)
Good night baby, rock yourself to sleep,
Sleep tight baby, rock yourself to sleep,
So here I stand again on the island of madness and pain
My fate is calling me to walk out of the dark and the rain
If I could go where I can walk, I can run, I can breathe
Where destiny is clear from the smoke and the smell of debris
I raise my hands up to the voices in the sky
Forever I must go and find the other side
[Chorus]
How can we go on from here if we don't stop the war?
And how can we lose all the fear if we don't stop the war?
Now you stand before me, you ask me where to go
Just go and do it your way, 'cause really I don't know
My mind is going crazy, my head is spinning round
Been searching for the saviour, he's nowhere to be found
And when I raise my head up to the sky
Then still the question will be burning in my mind
[Chorus]
How can we go on from here if we don't stop the war?
And how can we lose all the fear if we don't stop the war?
How long will it take how long will it take?
How long will it take until we stop the war?
I said...
[Chorus]
How can we go on from here if we don't stop the war?
And how can we lose all the fear if we don't stop the war?
How long? How long? How long?
I said
How long? How long? How long?
Stop the war!
[Repeat 5 times]
Fuck the war!
Hey there mr. taxi driver
Take me to the station
I've been around for too long
You said I lack understanding
That I don't know right from wrong
But oh no
There's a road that a man has to take
There's a road and it's filled with my mistakes
Ooh baby! don't misunderstand me
How long will it take
How long can you wait
Tell me how long
When we are living in a world
Of loves imagination
Senorita plays for the people who bother
Outside those old department stores
She's singing out loud for no reason
About a travelling man she's been hanging around
But oh no
There's a road that a man has to take
There's a road and it's filled with my mistakes
Ooh baby, don't you misunderstand me
How long will it take
How long can you wait
Tell me how long
When we are living in a world
Of loves imagination
So I should beg for some forgiveness
Borrowed time
'cause someone else can wait that long again
If only you'll be leavin'
Tell me just ...
Climb on top of all you despise
It's a better view from the lies
Two steps behind before I've begun
Time stops to tell me all I could have done
So, how long 'til the world will be completed?
How many times will history repeat it?
How long will it take, how long, how long?
I want to go, will you show me the way?
I'd rather be wrong than be deceived
To thinking that I have believe
That I can stand to be here on my own
There's too many questions that we won't ask
In hopes that this too will pass
But how far down do we have to go before we know it?
How long 'til the world will be completed?
How many times will history repeat it?
How long will it take, how long, how long?
I want to go, will you show me the way?
How long 'til the world will be completed?
How many times will history repeat it?
How long will it take, how long, how long?
I want to go, will you show me the way?
How long, how long, how long will it take, how long?
How long, how long?
I want to go, will you show me the way?
How long, how long, how long will it take?
How long 'til the world could be completed?
How many times will history repeat it?
How long 'til the words fall to the pages?
There's a place in my heart
That I go when I dream
A place that nobody can see
Every night I see love
I see someone who's waiting
Waiting for someone like me
He must be out there
Somewhere, someone for me
Tell me how long
'Till I'm not just dreaming
How long, 'til somebody cares
How long, 'til I meet an angel
And give him my heart,
When can I start
How long 'till I fall in love
I sit every night
By my window just wishing
And searching for one perfect star
Can anyone hear me
Dunno if you're listening
Please send him right here
To my arms
He must be out there
Somewhere, waiting for me
Tell me just how long, will it be...
Tell me how long
'Till I'm not just dreaming
How long, 'til somebody cares
How long, 'til I meet an angel
And give him my heart,
When can I start
How long 'till I fall in love
I've always believed
That my dreams would come true
That one of these nights
He would appear
He'd be here in my arms
I see it all, so clearly
How it could be
I wish he was kissing me now...
Tell me how long (how long)
'Till I'm not just dreaming
How long, 'til somebody cares ('til somebody cares)
How long, 'til I meet an angel (my angel...)
And give him my heart (heart...)
When can I start
How long 'till I fall in love (in love...)
How long 'till I fall in love...
How long 'till I fall in love...
You thought you had it in the bag
Thought you had it all figured out
But now you're having second thoughts
You don't really know your ins from outs
You won't accept the lot you've drawn
You can't face the error of your ways
You turned your back and walked away
Seem bent on finding better days
How long did your dream carry on
How long did your dream spin around
You'd better grab your things and run
All your friends have left you behind
I have no answers for you now
I just wish you had an open mind
How long did your dream carry on
How long did your dream spin around
How long did your dream carry on
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
Well, your friends and their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicions
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Well, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
How long and how long has this been going on?
How long and how long has this been going on?
How long, baby?
Oh, your friends and their gentle persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicions
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Well, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day
Tell me, honey
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
How long and how long has this been going on
Going on, going on?
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on
Going on, going on, going on?
How long, honey, oh, has this been going on?
How long has this been going on
Going on, going on, going on?
How long has this been going on, going on, going on
You been treaten me mad, you been treaten me bad
And it's been going on, going on, going on
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem, I ain't quite the fool you mean
If we ever write the play
We'd never need to rehearse
Cause everything we say
Someone said it first
The light is fading
And so are we
We both need saving
We're just too tired of everything
And how long?
And how much pain?
Do we need to feel
before we start again
And how long?
Do we need to cry?
Before the tears grow cold
Before the lies run dry
Never live the dream
Cause that's what dreaming's for
But everything we've done
Someone's done before
The bell is toning
For you and me
And I can't watch you drowning
But you won't take a hand from me
And how long?
And how much pain?
Do we need to feel
before we start again
And how long?
Do we need to cry?
Before the tears grow cold
Before the lies run dry
And I
I didn't want this
I should've been there
I could've stopped this
Heart for you
(repeat)
And how long?
And how much pain?
Do we need to feel
before we start again
And how long?
Do we need to cry?
Before the tears grow cold
Before the lies run dry
I didn't want this
I didn't know it
I didn't want this
I didn't end it
(repeat)
People so afraid of silence
Listen 'cause even your hearts are speakin'
How long before we find an answer?
How long before we find an answer?
Oh, the baby child still fightin'
Sing out with words we can still believe in
How long before we find the reason?
How long before we find an answer?
So say love you, search for love
And you'll find the answer
And then when you can find the answer
There'll only be another question
Sometimes I can feel the spirit shining
Just knowing his love's beside me
So close and still we keep on searching
How long until we find the answer?
So say love you, search for love
And you'll find
And love is still our best protection
Reach out and you will find the answer
How long before we find the answer?
And love is still our best protection
Reach out and you will find the answer
How long, how long, how long,
How long, please tell me, how long
'Til you tell me that he's gone, how long
Too many time I have seen your cryin' eyes
While you're standing there with him
As your future's growing dim
You're afraid,
Though you're trying to be strong
It's a challenge to be brave
When he's oblivious to the pain
And it won't be very long
'Til you crumble from the strain
(It's wrong)
Indications on your arm
Tell the story of the harm
Of your father's power trip
All your bruises fit his grip
It's a crime
But you think that it's all your fault
'Cause it happens all the time
"You're an idiot", "Be a man"
Now you wanna shut his mouth
Feel the shotgun in your hand
Rain is falling down all around me
I feel You on the air
Thunder speaks Your name
Ocean crashing down all around me
Sweeping me from the shore
The waves paint a picture of You
Love is falling down all around me
You're holding me so tight
Holding me to the sky
I know You are here
I feel You on the air
How long will the heavens cry out to You?
How long will creation speak Your name?
I thought I left, long recall
I wanted to ask you
You use to hug and there was no feeling beyond that
Do you remember back in the days
We use to laugh & play all night long
And if you do (If you do)
Tell me (Tell me) how long, how long
{Chorus}
How long do you need time away
Hopefully not long
You'll stay away
And I pray that everything's okay
Tell me I wanna know how long
How long will you
You'll be away
Now it hurts me so
Thinking about her
At night my bed is cold
And lonely without her
Can't explain what heaven knows
I'm crazy about her
If she come back she don't know
I said she really really don't know
So please my lady, just how long
{Chorus}
You'll be away
[Ad libs throughout]
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
I miss you so (I miss you so)
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back someday
Coming back oneday
Coming back oneday
Coming back oneday
{Chorus}
how long, how long baby
how long has it been
how long you gonna keep me wondering
how long before you see
stallin' me was wrong - how long
how long, how long you gonna keep
slappin' my hands away
how long you gonna keep my love at bay
how long before you're sure
my love is strong - how long
how long, how long you gonna keep
tellin' me you like me fine
how long until I'm gonna make you mine
how long before you wake up
do you recall that winter evening
the night that i first said i'm leaving
hoping
you would change my mind
i lay my head upon your knes and
whispered please but inside i was
leaving
i'm the leaving kind
i could put you off forever
this longing has no end
how long
'til you and i can be together
how long
until we see this through
how long
untill we know that this is forever
'til i say i love you
should i say i love you
can i say i love you
we've got to see this through
and when the burning leaves are falling
i can always hear you calling
fearing
that we are losing ground
but in our secret hearts we're knowing
our love is winter and it's snowing
falling
comfort coming down
i cut put you off forever
this longing has no end
advertising lasts a lifetime
if not now, then when?
how long
'til you and i can be together
how long
until we see this through
how long
untill we know that this is forever
'til i say i love you
should i say i love you
can i say i love you
Gunther told me it would take one week
I knew for sure that he was lying
How long
Well I went to see my doctor
Only she was crying twice as much as me
How long
They say suicide is painless
But I'd like to disagree
I've watched my country cut her veins
I've seen her civilized o.d.
And Thomas More he signals me
With foreign wars and razor-blades
All I can say is how long
How long
Forgive me this intrusion
You're my only consolation
As my people cry with me how long
I don't mean to be exploitive
But my God I know you're listening
And I know that you are crying here with me
When the vicar shot the stranger
We assumed his good intentions
When the stranger shot
We pronounced him dead
There's a part of me that's empty
When the world has stopped its shaking
It took me so long to understand
who I needed to be for myself
and it took me too long to realize
that I didn't need anybody else
so now I'm sitting here in silence
and all I can feel is regret
and it seems to be so easy for you now
but its not so easy for me to forget
how long do I have to wait here?
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one who cares about you
so roll me over
shut me out
if that's what you feel possessed to do
whatever helps to get you through the night
yeah it may kill me
but I'll still love you
how long do I have to wait here
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one who cares about you
I am
I am the only one
I am
I am...
how long do I have to wait here
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take you to remember
while you're still alive and growing old
I'm the only one, I am the only one
I am
you leave me standing in the cold
how long will it take for you to realize
How does it make you feel when I say love is a battlefield?
Impartially concealed under heavy sword and shield
A casualty revealed, someone's wish fulfilled.
I'm breathing fire (Is my heart still beating?)
Mindless desire (I'm still unbelieving)
I'm breathing fire (Is my heart still beating?)
Mindless desire (How long have you been leaving?)
Hey, how long have you been leaving?
Somewhere along the way, I hoped you'd stay
You try to bear the blame, but something changed
You call it loud and clear, compel wounds to heal
I'm breathing fire (Is my heart still beating?)
Mindless desire (I'm still unbelieving)
I'm breathing fire (Is my heart still beating?)
Mindless desire (How long have you been leaving?)
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
Well, if friends with their fancy persuasions
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
Then I can't help but have my suspicions
I'm not as dumb as I seem
Just said you never intended
To break up our singing this way
But there ain't no use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasions
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
Then I can't help but have my suspicions
No, I'm not as dumb as I seem
You said you never intended
To break up our singing this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day, oh, tell me
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
How long has this been going on?
You say you need someone to love
But when will you learn
Whatever's done in this world
Is still gonna turn
Oh, down comes the night, just another forever
How long
How long till you see that we're in this together
How long, how long
If you weren't so far away
So far from here
I'd make your tears go away
And make you see clear
Oh, you'd see a night when two hearts would surrender
How long
I don't want you to be the one I remember
How long, how long
Though time goes by in the blink of an eye
It's passed over you
There's no time to hide, won't you stand by my side
I'm asking you, oh
Oh, down comes the night, just another forever
How long
How long till you see that we're in this together
How long, how long
You say you need someone to love
But when will you learn
That ain't no way 2 treat me, cuz I deserve better
I guess it really don't matter much now
Lately I feel the danger, Im losin the connection
Im findin everyday, here 2day, gone away
U keep me guessin, with your pretendin
I don't know left from right, right from wrong, no
Im bout 2 give it up, kick u 2 the curb now...
How long - do I sit & wait 4 u 2 fin'lly come around?
How long - b4 I say it's time 2 go?
How long - do I stop & stare while u take it 4 granted?
How long - I gotta feel, I gotta know?
Ain't no 2 ways about it, youre caught up in delusion
Youre much 2 cynical, illogical now
U think the world evolves around the way u wanna see it
Your crime's in every move, now u lose, oh
U may be beautiful, but I see right through u
Its all so black & white, white 2 gray, fade away
Im bout 2 take u out, send u back into the fire...
How long - do I sit & wait 4 u 2 fin'lly come around?
How long - b4 I say it's time 2 go?
How long - do I stop & stare while u take it 4 granted?
How long - I gotta feel, I gotta know?
Tell me why, do u try, livin lies, Im runnin outta time
All the same, all the games, well I don't wanna play
Doing time, such a crime, say goodbye 2 what u don't
know
Cuz Im on my way...
How long - do I sit & wait 4 u 2 fin'lly come around?
How long - b4 I say it's time 2 go?
How long - do I stop & stare while u take it 4 granted?
Why'd you go and break what's already broken?
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
How long till this goes away?
I try to remember to forget you
But I break down every time I do
It's left me less than zero
Beat down and bruised
I can't see him with you
Why'd you go and break what's already broken?
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
'Cause everywhere I look, I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away?
I can't seem to get my heart over you
'Cause you creep into everything I do
And now I'm dyin' to know
How he touches you
I can't see him with you
Why'd you go and break what's already broken?
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
'Cause everywhere I look, I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away? How long till this goes away?
She said, she wants to be friends
I took a big step back
She said, she said, she said, she's sorry
With one finger I said, fuck that
I can tell you're lyin' when your lips move
'Cause of one lie it's not me it's you
It's left me less than zero
Beat down and bruised
I can't see him with you
Why'd you go and break what's already broken?
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
'Cause everywhere I look, I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away?
Why'd you go and break what's already broken?
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
'Cause everywhere I look, I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away? How long till this goes away?
She said she wants to be friends
I took a big step back
She said, she said, she said, she's sorry
With one finger, with one finger, I said, "Fuck that"
How long until the icecaps melt, how long until the meteor hits
how long until a city is nuked, how long until Greenspan quits
is the human race doomed from the start by the faulty hardware of our brains and heart
how will we react when pushed to the brink? the answer will come sooner than we think.
Saturdays, will never be, the same
Its even hard mentioning your name
Lookin back I don't know what went wrong
But suddenly it's like I dont belong
So how long must I wait?
And how long must I stay?
Please let me know how to live.
Cuz i dont ever wanna feel this way
Again.
Nuthin seems to matter anymore
Why cant it be just like it was before?
I hate you for the person i've become
Take me back to where it all begun
So how long must I wait?
And how long must I stay?
Please let me know how to live.
Cuz i dont ever wanna feel this way
Again.
Let me know, how to live
Let me know
So how long must I wait?
And how long must I stay?
Please let me know how to live.
Cuz i dont ever wanna feel this way
You and I are living heavy-hearted
Are we just another long goodbye?
In this land of the left and leaving
We know that we gotta try
How long can we go on?
Here in the middle, we won't give a little
And how long can we go on like this
Oh won't you tell me?
How long can we go on?
Heart break is what it takes sometimes, you see
But what about you and me?
How long?
Forgiveness is a heavy promise
Its a language that's so hard to speak
I'm hearing whispers by the darkest voices
But I know what you mean to me (so much to me)
How long can we go on?
Here in the middle, we won't give a little
And how long can we go on like this
Oh won't you tell me?
How long can we go on?
Heart break is what it takes sometimes, you see
But what about you and me?
How long?
And all we are, we are
And what will be, will be
You and I we gotta find
A burned up bridge to each others side
Its the only way to see
How long can we go on?
How long can we go on?
Barely living, when nobody's giving in
How long can we go on like this
Oh won't you tell me?
How long can we go on?
Heart break is what it takes sometimes, you see
But what about you and me?
How long must i wait
to see you again
how long before my heart breaks
i need to know you feel the same
when i saw you standing there
never thought that you could care
or even notice me
then i looked into your eyes
it was hopeless to disguise
in my arms is were you wanna be
so i count every second
til the sun goes down
i'll keep praying you'll come around
refrain
trying to make it through the day
hoping i will find a way
oh, i've got to let you know
you are all that's in my mind
i think about you all the time
no i just can't let go
so i count every second
til the sun goes down
i'll keep praying you'll come around
refrain
in my arms it's so clear
the world is right when you are near
if only you could make my dreams come true
girl i need you
I can hear the tick of a clock
Too close to my head
It's giving me a headache
To think of how
Of all the tick-tocks I've ever heard
Only one second counted
Now didn't it
Once long ago
It was like an atom bomb went off in my house
And everybody left
I wish I were a superhero like the X-Men in the comics
'Cause maybe then I could have withstood the blast
But I shattered like an ordinary sheet of glass
And there's not enough superglue in the world
How long...
How long...
How long 'til I feel whole again
How long...
How long...
How long 'til I feel whole again
Well I wish I were just like the T1000 in Terminator 2
'Cause he could melt back together again
Even after Schwarzenegger blew him to bits
Yeah he was mean, but he knew exactly who he was
Oh and incidentally, so did that guy Keyzer Soze in Usual Suspects
But he had to blow his whole family away
How long...
How long...
How long 'til I feel whole again
How long...
How long...
How long 'til I feel whole again
I wish I could lie
I wish I didn't care
I wish I could lie just like that guy, I
Wish I could lie
I wish I didn't care
I wish I could lie just like that guy, I
Wish I could lie
I wish I didn't care
I wish I could lie just like that guy, I
Wish I could lie
I wish I didn't care
I wish I could lie just like that guy
I can hear the tick of that clock, still close to my head
Maybe if I couldn't hear the seconds pass, I wouldn't have to ask...
Oh, how long...
How long...
How long 'til I feel whole again.
How long...
How long...
How long 'til I feel whole again.
You say you need someone to love
But when will you learn?
Whatever's done in this world
It's still gonna turn
Oh, down comes the night
Just another forever
How long?
How long til you see that we're in this together?
How long?
How long?
If you weren't so far away
So far from here
I'd make your tears go away
And make you see clear
Oh, you'd see a night when two hearts were surrendered
How long?
I don't want you to be the one I remember
How long?
How long?
Oh time goes by
In the blink of an eye
It's passed over you
There's no time to hide
Won't you stand by my side
I'm asking you
Oh, down comes the night
Just another forever
How long
How long til you see that we're in this together?
How long?
How long?
Trying to move on ain't coming very easy
Seems I'm standing with my back against a wall
Thinking of the life that I chose and how it's left me
Trying to recall a love that's too far gone
CHORUS
How long will you haunt my memory
How long will your memory trouble my mind
How long will it take for my heart not to ache
I'm dying for a love I left behind
If I could only reach back to the arms that held me\
If I had never thought to walk away
I wouldn't be alone tonight crying with the memory
And paying a price I never should have paid
how long will you forget me
how long will you hide your face
how long shall I take counsel
having sorrow in my heart
how long shall my enemy
be exalted over me
hear me lord oh hear me god
hear me lord and light my eyes
how long will you forget me
how long will you hide your face
how long shall I take counsel im my soul
where are you oh god
tell me where you are oh lord
lord hear my song
keep me not away from you
how long shall my enemy
be exalted over me
hear me lord oh hear me god
hear me lord and light my eyes
how long will you forget me
how long will you hide your face
how long shall I take counsel im my soul
where are you oh god
tell me where you are oh lord
lord hear my song
keep me not away from you
how long will you forget me
how long will you hide your face from me
where are you oh god
tell me where you are oh lord
lord hear my song
keep me not away from you
(see psalm 13)
Some say you're there
Some say they're never quite the same
A gentle whisper deep within my soul
Some say you will
Some say you heal the hearts of men
My heart is in your ever loving hands
How long you have waited for me
How long you have given love so free
Some choose the hard road
The narrow path
A changing of my will
I need your love and strength
within my hear
How long you have waited for me
How long you have given love so free
So I'm reaching out to you
Hope is more than just a dream
I want to give my life to you
When I feel that I am alone
When the world comes crashin' round me
I look to you your love surrounds me
Cause I found myself in you
All the time I thought that love
would pass me by
You heard my cry
Maybe i`ve found out what`s important much too late
confused
i used
your worth to mistake
if time will release a second chance
then i would go as far as i can to enhance
chorus:
How long
did i stray to get it done
so many times of being wrong
how long
did i ask where i belong
then realized that you were gone
All your reproaches and your doubts are justified
i can`t
demand
i know that i`ve lied
but believe that i worked and thought it out
sleepless nights used to ponder about
If i could turn once back the wheel of time
i would have learned before i've hurt you
and could change things before i've lost you
i need you
Satisfy your every wish
I can be a part of this
You'll never forgive me
But what do I care
I'd like to stay but it can't be
It's kind of juvenile of me
There's something I'm missing
Why can't we agree
I heard this sound for a thousand years
Such a sad song it goes forever on
I heard this sound for a thousand years
Such a sad song, it goes forever on
I know I tried to change my mind
So much of you I can't define
Whenever you're near me
Whatever you do
I fall apart if you're not there
I couldn't leave I wouldn't dare
You're always within me
Whatever you do
I heard this sound for a thousand years
Such a sad song it goes forever on
I heard this sound for a thousand years
Such a sad song, it goes forever on
I lied to you it was a sin
So please forgive me once again
I'll never betray you
As long as you're there
I heard this sound for a thousand years
Such a sad song it goes forever on
I heard this sound for a thousand years
Get away from me
How long [has this been going on]
How long
Baby 1, 2, 3
How long
How long [has the been going on, baby]
What's your problem
You aint getting enough from me
I aint crazy
I got the 411 you see
People talking
Telling me Im living in a make believe
Huh, ho
What's the matter
You aint man enough to face the truth
Don't chit and chatter
Youre out the door
Its over for you
Ive learned my lesson
Don't give my heart to no fool
But just for the record
CHORUS
How long
How long [has the been going on]
I wanna know
How long [you been doing me wrong]
How long [has the been going on]
How long [you been doing me wrong]
Get away from me
If you're thinking that youve pulled the plug on me
Im the one whose singing for the world to see
I can pick and choose from an assortment of masculinity
But just for the record
How long
CHORUS
How long, oh
How long [has the been going on]
I wanna know, hey, hey
How long [you been doing me wrong]
How long [has the been going on]
How long [you been doing me wrong]
Its a mere known fact
Im not sweet like I used to be
I finally learned
Only I change my history
And Im giving you your walking papers, baby
Oh, hey, hey,hey
But just for the record
How long
CHORUS
How long, ooh baby [has the been going on]
Will you talk to me
How long [you been doing me wrong]
How long [has the been going on]
How long hey baby [you been doing me wrong]
Base
I need to know
Base
Can you tell me why
Base
Oh how long, long, hey, hey, hey
How long [has the been going on]
I wanna know
How long [you been doing me wrong]
How long [has the been going on]
How long [you been doing me wrong]
CHORUS
How long [has the been going on]
I wanna know right now
How long [you been doing me wrong]
How long [has the been going on]
How long [you been doing me wrong]
CHORUS
How long, baby [has the been going on]
How long [you been doing me wrong]
I need to know
How long [has the been going on]
How long [you been doing me wrong]
Too late darling
Can you tell me why
I make the rules here
And you can't stay
Just go away child
oh, for many--how you say ?...
( words are getting in the way )
years--that's it ! i still decide
i want to carry on
oh, for now, all i see--
i walk & carry part of me
as part of me crawls on beside--
i want to carry on
how long ?
how long ?
how long...
how long....
how long...
how long ?
how long...
how long ?
and i see now
how long
and i see now
Callin' me up from a deep sleep dreamin'
Black cat keeps scratchin' at my back door
Cold chills are runnin' cross my shoulder
I've felt that ghost round here before
Somebody sittin' in my kitchen
Nobody else at home but me
I hear a voice keeps callin' my name
Lord, Lord will they ever let me be
Paid my dues for the road I've taken
Done my time for the things I've left behind
Contradictions cloudin' up my future
Wish that they would just let me see
How long will this thing keep hauntin'?
How long must I keep on runnin'?
How long will this devil keep callin' me?
How long will my eyes keep burnin'?
From the image of the world I'm leavin'
How long will this devil keep callin' me?
Stones sittin' right in my pathway
Take me down to the place I don't want to be
Lord my burden just gets so heavy
I wish I could take it and set it free, yeah
Tonight there's a cold moon risin'
Tonight that light is blindin'
How long will this thing keep hauntin'?
How long must I keep on runnin'?
How long will this devil keep callin' me?
How long will my eyes keep burnin'?
From the image of the world I'm leavin'
How long will this devil keep callin' me?
How long will this devil keep callin' me?
I got a man and a bulldog too. Man don't love me but the bulldog do.
How long. Oh, how long.
My old man, his suit is red. When he dies, gonna kill me dead.
How long. Oh, how long.
My old man, he wears blue. When he dies, gonna kill me too.
How long. Oh, how long.
My old man, he's dressed in white. When he dies, gonna be all right.
How long. Oh, how long.
I got a man in a bluegrass band. Loves me like no other can.
How long. Oh, how long.
I got a man, he picks the five. Loves me right, oh man alive.
How long. Oh, how long.
My old man, he's long and tall. He got somethin' make a panther squall.
How long. Oh, how long.
I got a man in every state. Some are good. Some are great!
Saturdays, will never be, the same
Its even hard mentioning your name
Lookin back I don't know what went wrong
But suddenly it's like I dont belong
[CHORUS:]
So how long must I wait?
And how long must I stay?
Please let me know how to live.
Cuz i dont ever wanna feel this way
Again.
Nuthin seems to matter anymore
Why cant it be just like it was before?
I hate you for the person i've become
Take me back to where it all begun
[CHORUS:]
So how long must I wait?
And how long must I stay?
Please let me know how to live.
Cuz i dont ever wanna feel this way
Again.
Let me know, how to live
Let me know
[CHORUS:]
So how long must I wait?
And how long must I stay?
Please let me know how to live.
Cuz i dont ever wanna feel this way
Again.
Chorus:
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
When you drop 6 bottles of your best perfume, I'll turn them into 12
Standing on the shoulders that are slating you I slay them all myself
Your last order of your cheap old wine has never helped your case,
I'll come running with a crate of champagne to brighten up your face
So don't call me crazy, cause it's all for you lady!
Chorus:
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
You're the... my type of girl
Without you I stay a little warm
I'll come running when the window make a chime.
Cause if I take your words in the song I sing,
Like the rock the paper, the scissors that sort of thing
The question is waiting in the pretty scene, how long has it been?
So don't call me crazy, cause it's all for you lady!
Chorus:
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
I'll come running, come running, when the wind don't make a chime
Come running, I'll come running, when the wind don't make a chime
Don't make a chime for me and you
Chorus: (x4)
How long has it been since you've fell in love with a boy like me?
PERSEPHONE
Hades, my husband, Hades, my light
Hades, my darkness
If you had heard how he sang tonight
You’d pity poor Orpheus!
All of his sorrow won’t fit in his chest
It just burns like a fire in the pit of his chest
And his heart is a bird on a spit in his chest
How long, how long, how long?
HADES
How long? Just as long as Hades is King
Nothing comes of wishing on stars
And nothing comes of the songs people sing
However sorry they are
Give them a piece and they’ll take it all
Show them the crack and they’ll tear down the wall
Lend them an ear and the Kingdom will fall
The Kingdom will fall for a song
PERSEPHONE
What does he care for the logic of kings?
The laws of your underworld?
It is only for love that he sings!
He sings for the love of a girl
HADES
You and your pity don’t fit in my bed
You just burn like a fire in the pit of my bed
And I turn like a bird on a spit in my bed
How long, how long, how long?
PERSEPHONE
How long? Just as long as I am your wife
It’s true the earth must die
But then the earth comes back to life
And the sun just goes on rising
HADES & PERSEPHONE
And how does the sun even fit in the sky?
It just burns like a fire in the pit of the sky
And the earth is a bird on a spit in the sky
Stand and I wait
And I see
See you move
Move around me
Nothing is as
It would seem to be
Stand and I pray
And I feel
Feel you move
Move around me
Is it all
Coming clear to me
How long can we wait, will we wait for You to come (2x)
And lay ourselves down before You
Stand and I wait
And I see
See you move
Move around me
Nothing is as
It would seem to be
Stand and I pray
And I feel
Feel you move
Move around me
Is it all
Coming clear to me
How long can we wait, will we wait for You to come (2x)
And lay ourselves down before You
I will wait for You (2x)
How long can we wait, will we wait for You to come (2x)
And lay ourselves down before You
don't hideaway, hideaway from your imagery
don't hideaway, hideaway from all your daydreams
(or your nightmares)
what is to fear when surrounded in apathy
when putting down words is just like pulling teeth away
and i know some kind of rain will fall
but it can't rain everyday
don't hideaway, hideaway from your intricacies
and don't hideaway, hideaway from all your obliques
(it's all out there)
there's no need to fear all those things in your histories
when putting down words is like putting things away
How long, how long, has that evenin' train been gone?
How long, how long, baby how long.
Heard the whistle blowin', couldn't see the train
Way down in my heart I had an achin' pain.
How long, how long, how long.
If I could holler like a mountain jack
I'd go up on the mountain and call my baby back.
I went up on the mountain, looked as far as I could see
The man had my woman and the blues had poor me.
I can see the green grass growin' on the hill
But I ain't seen the green grass on a dollar bill.
I'm goin' down to Georgia, been up in Tennessee
So look me over baby, last you'll see of me.
The brook runs into the river, river runs into the sea
If I don't run into my baby, a train is goin' to run into
It took so long to find you, now you say that you need some more time
Somehow I'm getting used to, hangin' 'round 'til you've made up your mind
Everytime you need me, you just call knowing that I will be right there
A fool for your love, but I don't care
Chorus:
How long, how long will you keep me hangin' on
How long, how long, don't know if I can hold on
I never realized love is more than a game to play
Used to spend my time, breaking hearts now I find that I'm paying my debt
Now it's my heart that breaks and it hurts so bad
(chorus)
So many things to do, so many things to say
(What you wanted to say, we shouldn't wait too long)
We shouldn't wait too long, it seems like such a waste
(Solo)
So many things to do, so many things to say, oh
We shouldn't wait too long, it seems like such a waste (how long)
How long?
(chorus)
do you recall that winter evening
the night that i first said i'm leaving
hoping
you would change my mind
i lay my head upon your knes and
whispered please but inside i was
leaving
i'm the leaving kind
i could put you off forever
this longing has no end
how long
'til you and i can be together
how long
until we see this through
how long
untill we know that this is forever
'til i say i love you
should i say i love you
can i say i love you
we've got to see this through
and when the burning leaves are falling
i can always hear you calling
fearing
that we are losing ground
but in our secret hearts we're knowing
our love is winter and it's snowing
falling
comfort coming down
i cut put you off forever
this longing has no end
advertising lasts a lifetime
How long
Since I took a picture of you
Sweet comic the expression on your face
And all I remember of your last look
Is a love that I just cannot replace
How low
I've been falling since I lost you
Love for sale, so many parts to play
...and do I find it strange
how the thought of us two haunts me
I try in vain to wipe it all away
But in time you're always there
and I wonder
How will I keep on living without you
Leaving you,
I was not able to ponder
the pain I would be through
How long
can I still the pangs of hunger
for your love, or am I wrong
about your hate?
You too
could be waiting for the chance to
Break through this high and useless gate
And again you're always there...
How long
have you been deceiving your heart
trying hard to think
it was too late?
Sometimes it's hard, I know,
to set our habits apart
Otherwise you just cannot communicate.
How long, how long...
Till we crash and burn
How long, how long...
To the point of no return
The windmills in my eyes
Can't you see that they've stopped turning
It's such a lonely sight
The wind no longer tries
To simmer down the yearning
Burning inside
The search for true love brought us here
But the road ahead remains unclear
How long, how long...
Till we crash and burn
How long, how long...
To the point of no return
How long, how long...
Till we crash and burn
How long, how long...
To the point of no return
The horizon far away
Is it still our destination
Is it still our guiding light
I think of yesterday
Troubled by temptation
Burning inside
We've come this far not asking why
We cannot look each other in the eye
anymore
How long, how long...
Till we crash and burn
How long, how long...
To the point of no return
How long, how long...
Till we crash and burn
How long, how long...
To the point of no return
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
Well, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Well, you said you were never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
Well, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
Well, you said you were never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretending
It could happen to us any day
How long has this been goin' on?
How long has this been goin' on?
You’re so easy on the eyes
you know what I meant for us
I just wanna grow old with you
and so would everyone
I watch you staring at blowing wind
it’s kind of mysterious
Why don’t you let me be with you
searching into the unknown
(chorus)
I’d share my air with you
to make all your wishes come true
I would dry your tears when you wanna cry
be your guide when there is no light
Give me a chance
Don’t slam the door
Please stay with me tonight
I talk, you don’t listen to my words
Ohh how long will this love hurt
You’re so easy on the eyes
I can’t say enough
But I would do anything for you
Tell me to go on
(chorus)
I’d share my air with you
to make all your wishes come true
I would dry your tears when you wanna cry
be your guide when there is no light
Give me a chance
Don’t slam the door
Please stay with me tonight
I talk, you don’t listen to my words
Ohh how long will this love hurt
Solo
If you don’t care for me
I’ve got no fuel to carry on
I tried all my keys
Stop playing
Cause I don’t read minds
like you can mine
(chorus)
I’d share my air with you
make all your wishes come true
I would dry your tears when you wanna cry
be your guide when there is no light
Give me a chance
Don’t slam the door
Please stay with me tonight
I talk, you don’t
Listen to my words oh how long will this love
huuuuuuuuurt
ooohhh
Brings me pain to think
that you’ll break me apart
Cause every time I walk around I see your face
every time I’m down I wanna hear your voice
anywhere I run I know that you’ll be in my mind
oohh
(chorus)
I’d share my air with you
to make all your wishes come true
I would dry your tears when you wanna cry
be your guide when there is no light
Gimme a chance
Don’t slam the door
Please stay with me tonight
I talk, you don’t listen to my words
how long will this love huuuuuuuurt
Solo
oohhhhhh
Baby baby baby, just to see your smile
I´ll give my heart
oohh - oohh
I've worn out my heartstrings
They won't play no more songs
Maybe I could just hum instead
Would anyone notice it?
If I rolled up my fist, and if I banged a wall
But made it sound like a drum instead
Would anyone notice it, well I'm hoping you did
Come on get up, come on get up (get up)
Don't leave me standing
Come on get up, come on get up (get up)
Don't be misled
Come on how long, come on how long
How long have you been sitting?
Come on get up come on get up (get up)
Have you been dead?
I travelled through fog mist
Took a turn that was wrong
Maybe I should've stayed in bed
With nothing but sheets to wear
There's two loaves and five fish
There's the mountains of god
Seems a long way to go for breakfast
But now that you've had your fill
Tell me now how you feel
Come on get up, come on get up (get up)
Don't leave me standing
Come on get up, come on get up (get up)
Don't be misled
Come on how long, come on how long
How long have you been sitting?
Come on get up come on get up (get up)
How long can you feed on the fire that you never get to feel
How long has it seemed to be since you felt anything quite this real
She said that she needs some more space just to figure out who we are
She told him to just hang on
How long is too long
Close your eyes, touch your lips now...here comes her best excuses
Close your eyes she always comes around
How long can you pressure for more while the pleasures too much not to breathe
And she said you're my favorite baby, excuse me while I try to breathe
She told him honesty is what made us more than just good friends
How long will it be too long before the honesty finally ends again
Keeps dragging him down again
Close your eyes, touch your lips now...here comes her best excuses
Close your eyes and we're all listening, here comes her best excuses
Close your eyes she always comes around
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You know its hard to find that special love
And if you ever should don’t let it slip away from you
It’s tearing me apart
You know how hard I tried to make you stay
I don’t know what to say
My heart still yearns for you in every way
So how long should I wait for you
Tell me tell me
How long should I wait for you
La la la la la la
So how long should I wait for you
Tell me tell me
Sometimes we have to pick up and we go
And leave it all behind
To start a brand new life again
It’s tearing me apart
You know how hard I tried to make you stay
I don’t know what to say
Still my heart yearns for you every day
So how long should I wait for you
Tell me tell me
How long should I wait for you
La la la la la la
So how long should I wait for you
Give me a million reasons why
If you come back
I promise I’ll be good to you
If you come back
I promise I’ll be good to you
So how long should I wait for you
Tell me tell me
How long should I wait for you
La la la la la la
So how long should I wait for you
Give me a million reasons why
So how long should I wait for you
Tell me tell me
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
How long before
Before we can admit to ourselves
That we were wrong
How long
How long before
Before we can say no more
No more to this war
How long
How long
Will it go on
How long
oooh, oooh
How long
Everybody wants to know
How long
oooh, oooh
How strong are we all
Can we overcome this confusion
Made by our own
How strong
How hnest are we all
Can we look inside of ourselves
And proudly stand tall
How long
How long
Will it go on
How long
oooh, oooh
How long
Everybody wants to know
How long
You been playing with my love baby
And messing with my mind
Trying to make me run to you
All the time
Giving me your love and then
Taking it to him
Well will you ever stop
And mend your evil whims
How long will this keep going on
I want to know
How long must this keep going on
I've got to know how long
In the middle of the night baby
You're calling out his name
You tell me it's alright to love us
Both the same
You'd better think twice baby
And change your plan
Cause I will never share you with
Another man
How long will this keep going on
I want to know
How long must this keep going on
I've got to know
Baby, well maybe you don't realize
Baby, you make me want to close my eyes
And shut you from my heart
Baby, well maybe you don't realize
Baby, you make me want to close my eyes
Well tell me please
How long will this keep going on
I want to know
How long must this keep going on
He's got a way with me
I don't know what it is
Oh, but he's got a way with me
I can't get over this
He's always begging me
Telling me not to go
Oh, he's always begging me
But I always tell him no
Tell me how long can I keep this up
Tell me how to turn away his love
I don't know why
He won't let me be
I can't control it
I still can't believe
No matter what I do
He's still here through it all
He's got a way with me
He's a lot for me
But I still need something more
Oh, he's got a lot for me
But it's everything I've seen before
He's trying to change for me
He thinks he can do no wrong
Yeah, he won't give up on me
He's been trying for so long
Oh tell me how long can I keep this up
Tell me how to turn away his love
I don't know why
He won't let me be
I can't control it
I still can't believe
No matter what I do
He's still here through it all
He's got a way with me
It's something I can't control
Even though I try
He's making me crazy
With all his lies
So tell me how long can I keep this up
Tell me how to turn away his love
I don't know why
He won't let me be
I can't control it
I still can't believe
No matter what I do
He's still here through it all
He's got a way with me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
He's got a way with me
Don't you know he's got a way with me
Yeah, yeah yeah
Oh, he's got a way with me
How long?
Always been here
It almost seems like yesterday
How to picture
It's the little things that slip away
Build away the blisters
But they'll find a way to take a little bit
They won't find us
If you believe in it
How long?
How long?
Can we keep holding on?
How long
How long
Can we keep holding on?
A house on fire
Burning all the passed away
And what defines us
When
It's the little things that slip away
In differ you're honest
What do you think what happened?
We stood for something
If you believe in it
If you believe in it
How long
(Burn this all away)
How long
(Burn this all away)
Can we keep holding on?
How long
(We keep holding on and on)
How long
(Can we keep, can we keep)
Can we keep holding on?
How long has it been since then?
We're even now and its been that way-
How long has it been since then?
She's leaving now.
But she'll be back tonight.
How long has it been since then?
Youre see-through now.
But you've been that way-
How long has it been since then?
I threw half away.
Lay Low.
You're gonna be o.k.
Lay Low.
I threw half away.
Lay Low.
You're gonna be o.k.
Lay Low.
Lay Low.
How long has it been since then?
We're even now and its been that way-
How long has it been since then?
She's leaving now.
But she'll be back tonight.
How long has it been since then?
Youre see-through now.
But you've been that way-
How long has it been since then?
I threw half away.
Lay Low.
You're gonna be o.k.
Lay Low.
I threw half away.
Lay Low.
You're gonna be o.k.
Lay Low.
We have sung our songs of victory
We have prayed to You for rain
We have cried for Your compassion
To renew the land again
Now we're standing in Your presence
More hungry than before
Now we're on Your steps of mercy
And we're knocking at Your door
How long before You drench the barren land?
How long before we see Your righteous hand?
How long before Your name is lifted high?
How long before the weeping turns to songs of joy?
Lord, we know Your heart is broken
By the evil that You see
And You've stayed Your hand of judgment
For You plan to set men free
But the land is still in darkness
And we've fled from what is right
We have failed the silent children
Who will have never see the light
How long before You drench the barren land?
How long before we see Your righteous hand?
How long before Your name is lifted high?
How long before the weeping turns to songs of joy?
How long, how long
Oh Lord, how long?
But I know a day is coming
When the deaf will hear His voice
When the blind will see their Savior
And the lame will leap for joy
When the widow finds a husband
Who will always love his bride
And the orphan finds a father
Who will never leave her side
How long before Your glory lights the skies?
How long before Your radiance lifts our eyes?
How long before Your fragrance fills the air?
How long before the earth resounds with songs?
How long before Your glory lights the skies?
How long before Your radiance lifts our eyes?
How long before Your fragrance fills the air?
How long before the earth resounds with songs of joy?
Oh, how long, oh Lord? Come soon, oh God
Come soon, oh Lord, we wait for You
We wait for You, come quickly, Lord, oh
Who knows how long, I have been waiting for love
The ivy climbs, up 'round my heart
Through the hours and the days
Fading away
Through the hours and the days
And still I wait....
How long must I wait?
How long....
Who knows how long, I have been waiting for love
The summer now, fading away
Through the hours and the days
Fading away
Through the hours and the days
And still I wait....
How long must I wait?
I never never never : can forget that day
If you see my baby baby baby : tell her to hurry home
Now listen at me mama mama : why did you let me go
Well I hate the train train : that carried my baby away
Now listen at me baby baby : everything all right with me
I never never : baby I can't see anymore
When you called me baby : how long how long
I ain't had no loving : how long how long
I ain't had no good feeling : how long how long
And I'm on my way babe : how long how long
Oh look here baby : how long how long
I ain't had no loving : how long how long
And left me standing : how long how long
I ain't had no loving : how long how long
When you called me baby : how long how long
I ain't had no loving : since my baby gone
Oh look here baby : how long how long
I ain't had no loving : since my baby gone
Oh run here baby : how long how long
The darkness is deep, but night will end
'Cause truth crushed to earth will rise again
How long will it take, you want to know
How long, not long because you reap just what you sow
How long, not long because no lie lives forever
How long, not long because we'll turn aside never
How long, not long because we've sounded all the trumpets
How long, not long because the great arc follows justice
How long, not long because the truth is marching on
How long, not long because this hour will soon be gone
Though our aching legs are weary the truth is marching on
The truth is marching on,
The truth is marching on and on and on and on
How long
I question myself, "Yo' Flame why are you tryin'?"
To live without the lion of Judah inside you are dyin'
Not communin' with the God of Mount Zion
Can't you see you're denyin'
The very God they can't break down to a science
I know you're young and you see some things
That you think you are missin'
Man, you trippin', you're missin', nothin' get back on your mission
You followed the flesh, next you would wallow in mess
Don't let thinkin' 'bout sex throw you back
Like a you're Mitchell and Ness
Don't get weary in your well-doin'
You were doin' well until you let your well ruin and run dry
Tryin' to fulfill them selfish ambitions
Making sinful decisions without repentance leaves only contention
Don't forget you're a professin' Christian
Them lyrics you've written
They don't mean nothin' unless they match your livin'
No one ever received elevation
Dibblin' and dabblin' and rappin' with procrastination
How long has it been since we've communicated?
Oh Lord, I'm tired of sin it keeps me humiliated
So much sin in the world we in and I've been regenerated
Oh Lord, I need Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, oh, how long has it been?
I haven't been girded with the full armor
I've deserted your word it turned to nervousness and then full drama
It's better for me to have never known
Than to know the truth and turn back to what is wrong
That's like spewin' from my own stomach
Then turnin' around and eatin' my own vomit
When I've been made clean and I don't mean comet
Lord, break me abase me make me face holiness
Shake me, shape me, make me face loneliness
Redeem me, rescue this vessel press through
So much just to get next to You, it's stressful
It helps to confess my test, it's just to bless You
Disconnected I need to connect to You
Where can I go to escape from your presence
You're omnipresent, You're present in hell and present in Heaven
Plus I'm weary and wounded, my theory's consumed in
Iniquity's union, my history is sick with influence
How long has it been since we've communicated?
Oh Lord, I'm tired of sin it keeps me humiliated
So much sin in the world we in and I've been regenerated
Oh Lord, I need Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, oh, how long has it been?
Lord, let these broken bones rejoice in a song
Givin' you glory until I get home
Never takin' my freedom and overthrow your authority on the throne
Livin' it holy until I get home
Desperate measures will I take from now on
To stay away from what I'm knowin' is wrong
Selfcontrol because my suffering is long
No more will I ignore the fact that it's on
Prayin' until You come back for Your own
I'm fearfully and I'm wonderfully made
Elected and affected by Your irresistible grace
And Lord that means something
Take my heart and then clean something
Make me mature and help me endure, please
Deliver me from the guilt and the filth, find me on my knees
Knelt down about to put my face to the ground
When I start renewin' my mind, it'll lessen the times I have to sing
How long has it been since we've communicated?
Oh Lord, I'm tired of sin it keeps me humiliated
So much sin in the world we in and I've been regenerated
Oh Lord, I need Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, oh, how long has it been?
How long has it been since we've communicated?
Oh Lord, I'm tired of sin it keeps me humiliated
So much sin in the world we in and I've been regenerated
How long will I
How long can I
How long might I
Forget about Your grace
And live in my own strength
Down on my knees
Tell me, when will I see?
You set me free
Your Son upon the cross
My gain came from Your loss
Stripes on His back
Blood on His brow
Nails in His feet
I wonder how
How You could give Your Son
Your only Son
Just for me
Back in my sin
Tell me, when will I win?
Long time I've been
Pretending it's OK
And living my own way
I sit... I cry
Knowing why He came to die
To save my life
You sent Him in my place
So You could share Your grace
Stripes on His back
Blood on His brow
Nails in His feet
I wonder how
How You could give Your Son
Your only Son
There's a place in my heart that I go when I dream
A place that nobody can see
Every night I see love, I see someone who's waiting
Waiting for someone like me
He must be out there, somewhere
Someone for me
Tell me how long, till I'm not just dreamin'
How long, till somebody cares
How long, till I meet an angel
And give him my heart, when can I start
How long, till I fall in love
I sit every night by my window just wishing
And searching for one perfect star
Can anyone hear me? [Incomprehensible] if you're listening
Please send him right here to my arms
He must be out there, somewhere waiting for me
Tell me just how long, will it be
Tell me how long, till I'm not just dreamin'
How long, till somebody cares
How long, till I meet an angel
And give him my heart, when can I start
How long, till I fall in love
I've always believed that my dreams would come true
That one of these nights, he'd appear
He'd be here in my arms
I see it all, so clearly how it could be
I wish he was kissing me now
Tell me how long, till I'm not just dreaming
How long, till somebody cares
How long, till I meet an angel
And give him my heart when can I start
How long, till I fall in love, in love
How long, till I fall in love
How long, till I fall in love
Stand and I wait
And I see
See you move
Move around me
Nothing is as
It would seem to be
Stand and I pray
And I feel
Feel you move
Move around me
Is it all
Coming clear to me
How long can we wait, will we wait for You to come (2x)
And lay ourselves down before You
Stand and I wait
And I see
See you move
Move around me
Nothing is as
It would seem to be
Stand and I pray
And I feel
Feel you move
Move around me
Is it all
Coming clear to me
How long can we wait, will we wait for You to come (2x)
And lay ourselves down before You
I will wait for You (2x)
How long can we wait, will we wait for You to come (2x)
Mary don't you cry, kiss me now so I can die
Alabaster laughing sigh, A sinner with holy eyes
Wash my feet with her tears, Choke and strangle sister fear
Let down your pretty hair
Touch the day anoin t the year
Chorus
How Long not long, Reap what you sow
How Long not long His truth is marching on
How long not long been to the mountain top
How long not long till Jesus calls me home
Verse
You always have the poor I prepare a place for you
My cup runs over rod and staff will comfort you
Kill the shepherd the sheep will scatter across the barren land The hour has now come Wash the silver from your hands
Liverpool is dead, and the sounds that fill the air
The president went to Dallas and he never came out of there
If Jesus Christ offends you, you wear X's in your eyes
"How Long"
Why'd you go and break what's already broken
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
How long till this goes away
I try to remember to forget you
But I break down every time I do
It's left me less than zero
Beat down and bruised
I can't see him with you
Why'd you go and break what's already broken
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
Cause everywhere I look I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away
I can't seem to get my heart over you
Cause you creep into everything I do
And now I'm dying to know
How he touches you
I can't see him with you
Why'd you go and break what's already broken
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
Cause everywhere I look I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away
How long till this goes away
She said she wants to be friends
I took a big step back
She said
She said
She said she's sorry
With one finger
I said fuck that
I can tell you're lying when your lips move
Cause of one lie it's not me it's you
It's left me less than zero
Beat down and bruised
I can't see him with you
Why'd you go and break what's already broken
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
Cause everywhere I look I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away
Why'd you go and break what's already broken
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
Cause everywhere I look I can see how you hold him
How long till this goes away
How long till this goes away
She said she wants to be friends
I took a big step back
She said
She said
She said she's sorry
With one finger
With one finger
I remain but I can't explain it
All I know is that I won't go round again
In the morning I, I watch the lights and I follow
When the dust it settles lightly on the sill
How long?
How long?
Tired of waiting now
It seems that people put the brakes on
And had you noticed that the rains are late again?
Like a late-night worker I'm just a-goin through the motions
And I'm hoping that one day my luck will change
How long?
How long?
How long?
How long?
How long
Must I keep going on?
To see all this pain in the world
How long, oh
Tell me, tell me
tell me
How long? o.
Ooh, oh, ow, oh
I talked my brother the other day
he said brother
please, gimme a little fix
I look at him and said
brother, don't leave me (repeat)
How long?
Must you keep suffering like this?
You know how people suffering
they looking for something, something to look up to
they looking for a change
How long?
Well
what I'm gonna do
what i'm gonna say
America!
please hear me...
You've been gone too many years
you've seen so much, so young
but if you hang around too long
you lose your place in the sun
Waiting for another day
closer to that time
holding on to thoughts you gave me
hard to keep in mind
How long
can I see through it all
how long
can I see through it all
Getting back to good old times
soaring up old pasts
it's wearing thin to me old friend
I'd rather start again
How long
can I see through it all
how long
can I see through it all
Running around
drinking?
everyone I make a memory from
foreign car, you go downtown
some things never change
do it again and again each week
everybody's gone another way
do it again but not with me
How long
can I see through it all
how long
can I see through it all
Stay away from my window
Stay away from my front door
I don't need no company
I live in the darkness
With my misery
And it all belongs to me
I was wrong such a fool
The dreams I have taken
Blame it all on me
How long
Will I be unforgiven?
How long will it be?
How long
'Til a heart becomes unbroken?
It's all that matters to me
How long will it be?
If there's a light in this darkness
Let it shine on me
'Cause this guilt is all I see
In the flash of a moment
My whole world has changed
So many broken dreams
Now I search, in my soul
To find my salvation
Oh, forgive me
Each day goes by
Like a cold and gray December
I close my eyes
The guilt is all I see
For all my life
I will remember
