Long Year - Steve Everett

All the leaves are falling Falling on my lap We've been down this road before A thousand times or more And all the shops are empty And the diners too The miller, baker, and seamstress Gotta find something new to do But it's hard times when you add it up It's been a long year Are there times you've had enough It's been a long year But it's hard times when you add it up It's been a long year Are there times you've had enough It's been a long year

I'd reckon all's evolving (Leave home) The story wasn't stopping (It goes on) Your savior keeps on talking But you're not watching You're praying eyes closed, head down, dreaming up what you want Look up with an open ear Stationary but you're never here You say you love him but you're cavalier (You're guessing) You're making lines up thinking you can divvy up all her love We're all just guessing So why you out for blood We could be dancing But you're holding hands with a gun You're praying eyes closed, head bowed, dreaming up what you want Dreaming up whatever God you want You're dreaming with your eyes closed, and your head bowed And you're dreaming up whatever it is that you want Whatever God you want Oh we could've been dancing We could've been dancing (You keep fucking it up)

Time's up, I'm sorry for the burden It's looking like we'll hurt you more today And I don't see the end in sight Done enough, is the Earth still turning? Would it be deserving if you sent us away? Are we just a parasite? Maybe we should all lie down I can't see the night sky now Oh, why don't we just leave this world alone? Can't keep waiting 'til the next moon I try to say it's dire, but you don't move You take, and you take, and you break, and you don't seem to notice I gifted you a garden that you turned to stone I'm starting to believe l'm better off alone So maybe you should go try Neptune Maybe you should find a new home Eyes up, is anybody learning? We can't seem to see it if it gets in our way Ignore it if it hurts what's mine Can't keep waiting 'til the next moon I try to say it's dire, but you don't move You take, and you take, and you break, and you don't seem to notice I gifted you a garden that you turned to stone I'm starting to believe l'm better off alone So maybe you should go try Neptune Maybe you should find a new home Can't keep waiting 'til the next moon I try to say it's dire, but you don't move You take, and you take, and you break, and you don't seem to notice I gifted you a garden that you turned to stone I'm starting to believe l'm better off alone So maybe you should go try Neptune Maybe you should find a new home Maybe you should go try Neptune Maybe you should find a new home

I'm better now I promise It's different than before I'm all in I'm sorry love I gotta call it You're still my best friend But I lost it I won't let her slip through But I have to I have to Did I end it too soon No I had to Please tell me I had to We fell in love In the redwoods And under those same trees The end stood Maybe I'm, maybe I'm the problem Am I not able to stay fallen So run before it's up Cause I'm stalling I won't let her slip through But I have to I have to Did I end it too soon No I had to Please tell me I had to I won't let her slip through But I have to I have to Did I end it too soon No I had to Please tell me I had to go