It Has Been So Long
IT HAS BEEN SO LONG
IT HAS BEEN SO LONG NOW I HAVE TO SAY
IT HAS BEEN SO LONG I CANT REMEMBER WELL
IT HAS BEEN SO LONG I CANT FIX THINGS ON MY OWN NOW
THERE ARE JUST SOME THINGS I CANT REMEMBER ABOUT YOU
WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE ME WHEN I WAS SO YOUNG
WHY DID EVERYBODY ALLOW SUCH A THING TO HAPPEN TO ME
WHY WAS IT AND STILL IS SO HARD ON ME
I CANT REMEMBER YOUR FACE NOR
ANY OTHER PART OF YOU AND YOUR LIFE
WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY
THIS IS THE TIME WHEREBY I NEED YOU THE MOST
THE TIME WHEREBY I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO
AND EVENTUALLY LAUGH WITH
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE ME WHILE I WAS SO SMALL AND INNOCENT
DID I REALY HAVE TO GROW UP WITHOUT YOU
WAS IT NECESSARY TO LIVE WITHOUT A HELPING HAND
YOU KNOW...THE HARD PART IS WHEN OTHERS EVENTUALLY
GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THE POSITION YOU SHOULD BE
TAKING UPON MY LIFE WHICH RIGHT NOW YOU ARE NOT
DID YOU REALY HAVE TO LEAVE THAT FAST WITHOUT ME
DID YOU REALY WANT TO LEAVE WITHOUT ME
WAS IS SO HARD TO TELL ME GOODBYE BEFORE YOU GO
CAUSE WHAT I WOULD HAVE WANTED WAS A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE
WHICH EVENTUALLY I COULD NOT OR WAS IT NOT ALLOWED
AM I NOT ALLOWED TO TELL THE ONES I CARE ABOUT MY GOODBYES
BECAUSE I EVENTUALLY THOUGHT SO
WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR ME TO SWALLOW
WHY IS IT PAINFUL EACH DAY
IT HAS BEEN SO LONG THAT I MISS YOU SO MUCH
IT HAS BEEN LONG
ACTUALLY SO LONG....
Copyright © Peggy Makoena | Year Posted 2015
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