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A Long Time
LYRICS...
Lost again in shades of green
Seasons changing under me
Seems like I forgot to steer
Close my eyes, I know it's been a long time
Such a long time

Silence in your silver passing
Glinting in the gliss of laughing
Shafts of summer slowly glancing
Down on me, I know it's been a long time

Look in the mirror
Well I know it's clear
Take any turn at all
Well I haven't been here for such a long time
Such a long time

How's she been?
The place is just the same
Take any street at all but to me
It all seems like a life time
Such a long time

Passing in your quiet way
Silent in the silent day
Moving as you move away
Wherever you go I wish you well
It's been a long time

Smiling in the hazy blaze
As the focus starts to change
Watch the room begin to sway
Just beside me someone says "It's a long time"
Such a long time

Lyrics by John Foxx
Track written by John Foxx
Published 1980 Island Music Ltd. / Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright 1980 Metal Beat / Virgin Records Ltd.
VERSIONS...
Single Version
 Miles Away
 Burning Car [Japanese Album - 1981]
 Metamatic [Compact Disc - 1993]
 The Garden [Compact Disc - 2001]
 The Garden [Double Compact Disc - 2008]
 The Virgin Years 1980 - 1985
 20th Century: The Noise
An extract from the Single Version of A Long Time can be heard at Amazon.

Alternative Version
 The Golden Section [Double Compact Disc - 2008]
 The Virgin Years 1980 - 1985
An extract from the Alternative Version of A Long Time can be heard at Amazon.
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