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In the Long Run

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In the Long Run

Release date: 12th November 2012

From Dead & Born & Grown & LiveTrack 62:46

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"In the Long Run" is a track by The Staves, from the album Dead & Born & Grown & Live, released 12th November 2012. The track is 2:46 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about The Staves.

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The Staves

The Staves

Lyrics

In the Long Run

Lying, a dreamer, dreaming beside me
The city sirens keep me awake

And I know
I'll see you again in the long run

People they tell me I should be careful
That you'll worry, and I'm already miles away

But I know
I'll see you again in the long run
And I know
I'll meet you again in the long run

But we can't be lovers
'Cause I'm still afraid
Of leaving the things I love dearly.

I wander, I roam, I write home to tell you
That I'm sorry,
I won't leave it this late again.

But I know
I'll see you again in the long run
And I know
I'll meet you again in the long run

But I can't be married
You'll take me away
From everything that I love dearly
And we can't be lovers
You'll take me away from my home
My home
My home

But I know
I'll see you again in the long run

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From Dead & Born & Grown & Live

2:462012

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Album

Dead & Born & Grown & Live

12th November 2012

Track number

6

Release year

2012

1Wisely & Slow
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4Pay Us No Mind
4:12

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6In the Long Run

2:46

7Dead & Born & Grown

9Tongue Behind My Teeth

13Icarus (Live) [Live at the Scala]

14The Motherlode (Live) [Live at the Scala]

15Winter Trees (Live) [Live from the Scala]

16Tongue Behind My Teeth (Live) [Live from the Scala]

17Dead & Born & Grown (Live) [Live From the Scala]

18Facing West (Live) [Live at the Scala]