I know I've been gone a while, honey And things just might have changed But I've still got my love for you And I've still got this ring For forty long days, and forty long nights Lord, I've cried, these walkaway tears While I curse the miles that put you behind me And finally, brought me here It's been a long time My love, my friend But you're on my mind Like you've always been Every day You're not by my side Is killing me slowly It's been a long time In a bar full of strangers, for another damn dollar I've been breaking these hearts every night And covering wounds, that everyone sees And I couldn't hide if I tried For forty long days, and forty long nights Lord, I've tried to find my way home And wondering what, ever got me to leaving And what'll break these traveling bones It's been a long time My love, my friend But you're on my mind Like you've always been Every day You're not by my side Is killing me slowly It's been a long time So I'm headed back home It's been a long time

Kiss me once Then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time Haven't felt like this my dear Since can't remember when It's been a long, long time You'll never know How many dreams I dreamed about you (ooh-ooh, ooh) Or just how empty they all seemed without you So kiss me once Then kiss me twice Then kiss me once again It's been a long, long time

Kiss me once, then kiss me twice Kiss me once again It's been a long, long time Haven't felt like this, my dear Since can't remember when It's been a long, long time You'll never know how many dreams I've dreamed about you Or just how empty they all seemed without you So kiss me once, kiss me twice Kiss me once again It's been a long, long time It's been a long, long time A long, long time You'll never know how many dreams I've dreamed about you Or just how empty they all seemed without you So kiss me once, kiss me twice Kiss me once again It's been a long, long time

Living, fighting, obsessing Just as long as I can share it all with you Yesterday, today, tomorrow, come rain, come shine Hell and back, the beginning, inbetween, till the end of time All that shines turns to rust All that stands in time Turns to dust As above, so below You ain't no fool and honey, I'm damn sure that you know Yesterday, today, tomorrow, come rain, come shine Hell and back, the beginning, inbetween, till the end of time All that shines turns to rust All that stands in time Turns to dust Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no... ah ah Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no... ah ah Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no... ah ah Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no... ah ah All that shines turns to rust All that stands in time Turns to dust All that shines turns to rust All that stands in time Turns to dust

Kill your past and all you thought you knew Blacked out, hatred running through and through Horsemen rolls, tomorrow's fading fast Make damn sure, ain't nothing's gonna last Oh, oh, ow Oh, ow Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Oh, oh, ow Oh, ow Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Souls that bleed have nowhere left to run Blind the crucifix and shoot the gun Generals speak, we leave a trail of dead Keep on killing 'til there's nothing left Oh, ow Oh, ow Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Oh, ow Oh, ow Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Oh, ow Oh, ow Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Oh, ow Oh, ow Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Doomsday Jesus, we need you now Doomsday Jesus, we need you now