Long Year

[Verse 1] Well I came in off a dead-end street I walked in slow and took a back row seat I knew I had nothing new to say So many people looked [so burned out/sober now?] I couldn't help but feel bad about Just having to be there anyway [Verse 2] A friend of a friend from work came in I never knew what to make of him He had always seemed to be so insincere to me I've always been afraid of the 12-Step crowd 'Cause they laugh too much and they talk too loud Like they all know where everyone should be [Chorus] It's been a long, long long year It's been a long, long long year How did I get here? [Verse 3] They was talkin' in a circle, I was by myself And everyone was tellin' everyone how they felt And it felt like so long since I was young The circle kept movin' all way to the back I was wonderin' what I was gonna say in fact I still didn't know as it rolled off my tongue [Chorus] It's been a long, long long year It's been a long, long long year How did I get here? [Verse 4] So I didn't say a word all the way to the car A little later on that night at the bar Well, I was tellin' everybody how bad my life had gone They said, "Brother, all you need is another shot" So I threw one down and said "Thanks a lot" As I thought to myself, "Here we go again" [Chorus] It's been a long, long long year It's been a long, long long year How did I get here?