Story Behind The Song

Autobiographical

Song Description

Americana tune where the singer is remembering people from his youth, people who did not end up well.

Lyrics

I saw Joey, he was on the street
He's been shooting up again, cocaine and speed
He said "I'm straight, man! Those days are through!"
He ain't been clean since '82
Saw Billy's folks, man, they're old and gray
Ain't been the same since he passed away
His sister's slow, she's never had a date
They could've helped her, but now it's too late

Been on the Long Run
I've been, I've been on the other side
Been on the Long Run
Watching the days just slipping by
By, by
Bye bye

Whatever happened to that blue-eyed blonde?
All the fellas loved her but she never would respond
She had a brother, was the terror of the town
But he protected her, until they took him down
She went to college then, without a chaperone
For the first time in her life, you know, she found herself alone
She got a boyfriend, like her brother used to be
Heard she's been hooking now since 1993

Been on the Long Run...

The list of faces slowly passes by
Oh, do you remember? Do you, do you remember?

Went by the park where we used to stay
Hot summer days, and they're so far away
The trouble hit, back in '94
Those that survived don't talk about it no more
There was a springtime I recall
I learned the mysteries, behind Jenny's wall
Man, we were something when we walked on by
The old men would spit, and the old women would cry

Been on the Long Run...