Well, my mama 'low me just to stay out all night long I didn't care she 'low, I would boogie anyhow When I first came to town, people, I was walkin' down Hastings Street Everybody was talkin' about the Henry Swing Club I decided I drop in there that

How come you're not here Quick come back Are you hiding in the closet Are you underneath the bed Did you go for a long walk off a short pier Should I worry you've been bitten Or somebody got you high Or I might just die Has anyone seen

How long, how long, has that evenin' train been gone? How long, how long, baby how long? Heard the whistle blowin', couldn't see the train Way down in my heart I had an achin' pain How long, how long, how long? If I could holler like a mountain jack I'd

I can't find the words to say They're overdue When these pillars get pulled down It will be you who wears the crown And I'll owe everything to you How much pain has quaked your soul? How much love would make you whole? You're my guiding lightning strike

Hey there, new friend across the sea If you figure things out, would you figure in me? And how long has that been? Wouldn't it be a thing To live somewhere quietly where there's a breeze And there's a reason for us to be I look at people here in this

Well, my mama 'low me just to stay out all night long I didn't care she 'low, I would boogie anyhow When I first came to town, people, I was walkin' down Hastings Street Everybody was talkin' about the Henry Swing Club I decided I drop in there that

How long, how long you gonna keep How long, how long baby How long has it been How long you gonna keep me wondering How long before you see Stallin' me was wrong Slappin' my hand away How long you gonna keep my love at bay

Meet me underneath the Oklahoma sky How long has it taken me to find you? Five hundred year, five hundred thousand miles It don't matter now, love's always on time Lightening flashed, everything went silence A feather could have knocked me to the floor A

How can we stay on the sideline The last call to rise up Our estates are under fire Our villers fall prey to village How long will we tare this lying down? Refuse to quell the anger Time has come to take up arms again This is the flash of our last hope

How long? How long? Baby how long? How Long? Baby how long, Has that evenin' train been gone I can see the green grass Up on the hill But I ain't see the green back On a dollar bill. And so long, so long. Baby so long.