Long Year

[Verse 1] I came in off a dead-end street Walked in slow and took a back row seat I knew I had nothing new to say So many people looked so burned out I couldn't help feeling bad about Just having to be there anyway [Verse 2] A friend of a friend from work came in I never had known what to make of him He had always seemed to be so insincere to me You know I've always been afraid of the 12-Step crowd They laugh too much and 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 were talkin' in a circle, I was by myself Everyone was tellin' everyone how they felt It felt like so long since I'd been young As the circle kept movin' its 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] I didn't say a word all the way to my car But a little later on that night at the bar I was tellin' everybody how strange my day had been They said, "Brother, all you need is another shot" So I threw one down and said "Thanks a lot" As I thought to myself, "Well, 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?