Been Down So Long
The sun sets across the ocean
I'm a thousand miles from anywhere
My pocketbook and my heart both just got stolen
And the sun act like she don't even care
The wind blows cold when you reach the top
Feels like somebody's face is stuck
To the bottom of my shoe
Got a plastic jesus and cordless telephone
For every corner of my room
Got everybody but you telling me what to do
Well, I've been down so long
It can't be that much longer still
I've been down so long
That the end must be drawing near
I looked to everybody but me to answer my prayers
Until I found an angel in a bathroom who said
She didn't see nobody worth saving anywhere
And a blind man on the corner said
It's simple like flipping a coin
Don't matter what side it lands on
So long as it's somebody else's dime
'Cause if you're at the top or the bottom it all feels the same
We live out of fear if we're too rich or we're too poor
'Cause all I can do is muster up
Some spare change and a little bit of faith
And take some dignity with me as I walk through this door
'Cause I've been down so long
It can't be that much longer still
I've been down so long
That the end must be drawing near
I'm gonna take a trip, catch a train
Got a ticket in my hand
And then a fat man takes my money
And like cattle we all stand
I'm just a faceless body lost
In the vast amorphous sea
Of a thousand people I do not know,
But really they are no different from me
They all have passion, they all have fear
They all have intent, confusion,
And those sweet moments that are clear
They all have aspirations, high hopes and dreams
And really they're alone like me
And we've been down so long
It can't be that much longer still
And we've been down so long
That the end must be, oh
The end must be
The end must be drawing near
Yeah
(This is the pre-album version of "Down So Long")
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