Gone, So Long

In a spit and spunk cinema I saw you for the first time
I was hardly aware of your power over me
In the twinkling of a red eye I was inside somewhere alien
Good thing I’m a non-believer for the things that I’ve seen
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
In a spit and sawdust bar I saw you for the last time
Dressed up to the nines but still with nowhere to roam
It was a hot summer evening and your make-up had run
And you brandished your glass like you were waving a gun
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
Whenever I hear this music I remember sun through the window
You telling me stories as long as the summer day
And the cigarette smoke drifted slowly away
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
As if that wasn’t enough
I saw you in a nightmare
There was something about you that I could not explain
Well the truth is we were lovers and we shared our disgrace
But I should have known better when you laughed in my face
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
You’ve been gone so long
Whenever I hear this music I remember sun through the window
You telling me stories as long as the summer day
And the cigarette smoke drifted slowly away