IT'S BEEN SO LONG
MAMA CAN YOU HELP ME I'M FEELING KINDA DOWN
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE COME AROUND
SO MANY ROADS I'VE CHOSE BUT NONE THAT LEAD BACK HOME
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE
I FOUND WORK OUT ON THE WEST COAST IN THE CITY BY THE BAY
AIN'T MUCH TIME FOR ANYTHING WHEN YOUR WORKING EVERY DAY
IN THE MIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE I FEEL I'M ALL ALONE
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE BEEN HOME
CHORUS
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE THE OKLAHOMA SUN HAS TOUCHED MY FACE
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I FELT THE BREEZE COMING OFF THE BLUE-STEM PLAINS
AND THE RAINS BEGIN TO FALL AND SUDDENLY I RECALL
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE
I MET A GIRL OUT IN RENO GOT MARRIED IN L.A.
I WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE TO SEE US ON OUR WAY
TENSION BETWEEN US IS BECAUSE I'M SO HEAD STRONG
IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE I'VE BEEN HOME
BRIDGE
FROM A DISTANCE OF A THOUSAND MILES WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE
I REMEMBER YOU STANDING THERE WITH A TEAR IN YOUR EYE
AS I DROVE AWAY
