Long Time Gone - Crosby, Stills & Nash

Been such a long time gone I often try to remember how it was My memory draws faded pictures Although in my dreams I see myself Walking through the market place, in a tiny Moroccan town Waiting for the caravan, to take me across - the mighty Sahara. The Desert sand is blazing hot There's a sandstorm coming our way The nearest oasis is 1000 miles away We've got 10 days to go to reach the Nile Sailing down the river Nile To be in valleys green with dates and olives on the banks Tanzania's lakes are sparkling ahead Flowing through Uganda straight into Malawi Where the beat of Mozambique flows Where the beat of Mozambique flows into Zambezi, Zambezi, Zambezi, Zambezi. Here I cross the river Limpopo White soldier standing in the road Suddenly they open fire and then POP Goes my dream Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over. Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over. Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over. Been such a long time gone I've got to cross over.

It's been a long time comin' Goin' to be a long time gone And it appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Time, such a long, long time before the dawn Turn, turn any corner Turn and hear, sooner or later you got to hear What your neighbours and your friends have to say, yeah There's something, something goin' on around here, yeah Surely, I said surely I'm sure it won't stand the light of day, no it won't, no, no it won't And it appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Time, such a long, long time before the dawn Speak out, speak out against the madness Speak your mind, yeah That is if you still can and you still dare But don't, I said don't I said don't try to get yourself elected, yeah And if you do, for sake of your child you better cut your hair, yeah 'Cause it appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Time, such a long, long, long, yes, before the dawn It's been a long time comin' It's goin' to be a long, yeah, time gone But you know The darkest hour, yeah It's always, you know it's always You know, just before the dawn And it's your dawn, yes, it is And it appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Long time, such a long, long, long time before the dawn

I have wasted ten years in a blind-fold, Ten-fold more than I've invested now in sight. I have traveled beveled mirrors in a fly crawl, Losing the reflection of a fight. But like a compass seeking north, (seeking north). There lives in me a still, sure, spirit part. Clouds of doubt are cut asunder (clouds of doubt). By the lightning and the thunder Shining from the compass of my heart (shining from my heart). I have flown the frantic flight of the bat-wing And only known the dark because of that I have seized death's door-handle Like a fish out of the water Waiting for the mercy of the cat. But like a compass seeking north, (seeking north). There lives in me a still, sure, spirit part. Clouds of doubt are cut asunder (clouds of doubt). By the lightning and the thunder Shining from the compass of my heart (shining from my heart).

Got out of town on a boat goin' to Southern islands Sailing a reach before a followin' sea She was makin' for the trades on the outside And the downhill run to Papeete Off the wind on this heading lie the Marquesas We got eighty feet of the waterline nicely making way In a noisy bar in Avalon I tried to call you But on a midnight watch I realized why twice you ran away Think about Think about how many times I have fallen Spirits are using me larger voices callin' What Heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten (Around the world) I have been around the world (Lookin') Lookin' for that woman girl (Who knows she knows) Who knows love can endure And you know it will When you see the Southern Cross for the first time You understand now why you came this way 'Cause the truth you might be runnin' from is so small But it's as big as the promise, the promise of a comin' day So I'm sailing for tomorrow my dreams are a dyin' And my love is an anchor tied to you tied with a silver chain I have my ship and all her flags are a' flyin' She is all that I have left and music is her name Think about Think about how many times I have fallen Spirits are using me larger voices callin' What Heaven brought you and me cannot be forgotten (I've been around the world) I have been around the world (Lookin') Lookin' for that woman girl Who knows love can endure And you know it will, and you know it will Yes Oooh ... So we cheated and we lied and we tested And we never failed to fail, it was the easiest thing to do You will survive being bested Somebody fine will come along, make me forget about loving you In the Southern Cross