Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
When you turned out the light
And walked out the door
I said to myself
What did I come here for?
Did you have a good time
Drinking whiskey and rhyme
And did you want to be
Bonnie and Clyde?
What goes on in your mind,
What goes on in your head?
Who did you think I would be
Ha, well you got me instead.
You think there's some connection
That I'm your female reflection
But no
I can be loyal
And (a) I can be true
But that's for somebody else
And it will never be you.
You think we're predetermined
But babe you're learning
Way to slow
But it seems such a long time ago.
(Oh) he can see things
You'll never know how to see.
He's three times the man
You'll never know how to be.
I'll do anything he wants
And I'll go anywhere
He wants me to go.
And if that isn't love
Then I guess I'll just never know.
But it seems a long time ago
And walked out the door
I said to myself
What did I come here for?
Did you have a good time
Drinking whiskey and rhyme
And did you want to be
Bonnie and Clyde?
What goes on in your mind,
What goes on in your head?
Who did you think I would be
Ha, well you got me instead.
You think there's some connection
That I'm your female reflection
But no
I can be loyal
And (a) I can be true
But that's for somebody else
And it will never be you.
You think we're predetermined
But babe you're learning
Way to slow
But it seems such a long time ago.
(Oh) he can see things
You'll never know how to see.
He's three times the man
You'll never know how to be.
I'll do anything he wants
And I'll go anywhere
He wants me to go.
And if that isn't love
Then I guess I'll just never know.
But it seems a long time ago
Lyrics submitted by la blue kitty
Long Time Ago Lyrics as written by Johnette Lin Napolitano
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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