Long Time Comin’

Out where the creek turn shallow and sandy

And the moon comes skimming away the stars

When the mesquite comes rushing over the hilltops

Straight into my arms

Straight into my arms

I'm riding hard carrying a cache of roses

A fresh map that I made

Now I'm going to get birth naked and bury my old soul

And dance on it's grave

And dance on it's grave






It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

And now it's here






Well my daddy he was just a stranger

Lived in a hotel downtown

Well when I was a kid he was just somebody

Somebody I'd see around

Somebody I'd see around

Well now down below and pulling on my shirt

Yeah I got some kids of my own

Well if I had one wish for you in this god forsaken world, kid

It'd be that your mistakes will be your own

That your sins will be your own






It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

And now it's here

Whoa






Out underneath the arms of Cassiopeia

Where the sword of Orion sweeps

It's me and you, Rosie, crackling like crossed wires

And you breathing in your sleep


Well there's just a spark of a campfire left burning

Two kids in a sleeping bag beside

Reach underneath your shirt, put my hands across your belly and feel

Another one kicking inside

And I am not going to fuck it up this time






It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

And now it's here

It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

And now it's here






Whoa