Long Time Comin’ - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy

And the moon comes skimming away the stars

Wind in the mesquite comes rushing over the hilltops

Straight into my arms. Straight into my arms

I'm riding hard carrying a catch of roses

A fresh map that I made

Now I'm going to get birth naked and bury my old soul

And dance on its grave. And dance on its grave

It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

Yea, now it's here

Well, my daddy, he was just a stranger

Lived in a hotel downtown

When I was a kid, he was just somebody

Somebody I'd see around. Somebody I'd see around

Well, now, down below and pulling on my shirt

Yeah, I got some kids of my own

If I had one wish for you in this god forsaken world, kid

It'd be that your mistakes will be your own. That your sins will be your own

It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

And now it's here

Whoa!

Out 'neath the arms of Cassiopeia

Where the sword of Orion sweeps

It's me and you, Rosie, crackling like crossed wires

And you breathing in your sleep. And you breathing you in your sleep

Well there's just a spark of a campfire left burning

Two kids in a sleeping bag beside

Reach 'neath your shirt, put my hands across your belly and feel

Another one kicking inside. And I ain't gonna fuck it up this time

It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

And now it's here

It's been a long time coming, my dear

It's been a long time coming, but now it's here

And now it's here