It took me a long time, to find out my mistakes Took me a long time, to find out my mistakes (It sho' did man) But I bet you my bottom dollar, I'm not fattenin' no more frogs for snakes I found out my downfall, back in nineteen and thirty (I started

I don't want to be a restless soul Running on empty, burning up the road Never knowing what I'm trying to find While the wheels keep turning in the back of my mind I don't want to take the long way home Sleeping on the roadside, move along Heading about,

There's a place for the baby that died He was taken away And there's a time for the mother who cried 'Cause nine months is too long, too long, too long How could you hurt a child When will the icicle melt The icicle, icicle

Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah, uh! For too long, for too long Oh yeah yeah 'Cause you make me feel like, I've been locked out of heaven Yeah you make me feel like, I've been locked out of heaven 'Cause your sex takes me to paradise Yeah your sex takes me to

In a world uncertain, say you'll be my stone And I will follow where this takes me And my tomorrows long to be unknown When all is shaken, be my safety (Ooh-ooh-ooh) Be my stone So much on my mind I think I think too much Read between these lines

Before the dawn I hear you whisper In your sleep don't let the morning take him It's been a lifetime since I found someone Since I found someone who would stay I've waited too long and now you're leaving Oh please don't take it all away Outside the birds

No matter how far I go No one or nothing can change Just remember that And no matter how long it takes I'm hoping that this ain't too hard to believe 'Cause baby, you're the only one for me I know it gets hard when I'm moving in and outta' state But I

I've been too long in the wind too long in the rain Take any comfort that I can And Lie in your loving arms again I can almost feel your loving arms again If you could see me now. The one who said that she?d rather roam The one that said she?d rather be

Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah, uh! For too long, for too long Oh yeah yeah 'Cause you make me feel like, I've been locked out of heaven Yeah you make me feel like, I've been locked out of heaven 'Cause your sex takes me to paradise Yeah your sex takes me to

That was then This is now Take some time to come around All I want to do Is try again Show you how I know that it's all about Givin' attention to you I was a fool for way too long