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Dead or Alive – It's Been A Long Time (1985) | Track profile | Dork

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It's Been A Long Time

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It's Been A Long Time

Release date: 3rd May 1985

From Youthquake

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"It's Been A Long Time" is a track by Dead or Alive, from the album Youthquake, released 3rd May 1985. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

It's Been A Long Time

You can be the first in line

Pardon me Baby I've just got to say

I could be a suit of armor

Protect you when the fur is flying

Fly you on a magic carpet

But we're never coming down this time

I could be your own detective

Hang around you all the time

Act just like a secret agent

Protect you from the real bad times

Been a long time, been a long time

Been a long, lonely time [x4]

Baby, I got something special

Something money cannot buy

But you got the price I'm asking

You can be the first in line

I could be a suit of armor

Protect you when the fur is flying

Fly you on a magic carpet

But we're never coming down this time

It could be so very nice

It could be very very nice

It could be so very nice

It could be very very nice

Been a long time

Been a long time

Been a long time, been a long time

Been a long, lonely time [x9]

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1985

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Credits

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Writer: Mike Percy, Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Tim Lever
Producer: Stock Aitken Waterman