Too Long In The Wasteland - Live Version

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hear the trucks on the highway
 and the ticking of the clock
 there's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon
 bullet holes in the mailbox
 bullet holes in the mailbox
 key holes in my mind
 too long in the wasteland
 too long in the wasteland
 I've fallen behind
 she said why don't you come see me
 when the sun goes down
 it'll be just like the old days
 when I used to let you hang around
 well I don't know
 I might not speak the language anymore
 too long in the wasteland
 too long in the wasteland
 will close some doors
 the people in the village
 watch their children play
 at the sight of a stranger
 they call the kids away
 just leave that man alone
 I hear the mother say
 he's been
 too long in the wasteland
 too long in the wasteland
 's what made him that way
 well, I hadn't intended
 to bend the rules
 but whiskey don't make liars
 it just makes fools
 so I didn't mean to say it
 but I meant what I said
 too long in the wasteland
 too long in the wasteland
 must've gone to my head
 jet trail in the sunset
 a long way away
 cutting 'cross the horizon
 at the edge of the day
 and it calls Jimmy
 come fly away
 but I've been
 too long in the wasteland
 too long in the wasteland
 I believe I'll have to stay
 yeah, I've been
 too long in the wasteland
 too long in the wasteland
 I believe I'll have to stay

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Duration
03:26
Key
7
Tempo
117 BPM

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