Lyrics to
Long Song Comin’

This version of Long Song Comin’ was released by Bob Seger in 1974.

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Politician ’bout to make his speech
Signal for attention, please
Then he shuffled his notes
And wiped his sweating brow
I looked at my friend next to me
And we don’t dare agree
Before this is over
We’ll wish we woulda left right now

‘Cause it sounds like a long song comin’
And it looks like he might throw in a little dancin’, too
Yes, it sounds like a long song comin’
And buddy, listen buddy
We got better things to listen to

Lady from a church bizarre
Was smiling from her head to her feet
All the way down to her feet
That she couldn’t see
She started speeking her piece
I said “Stop, Wait a minute, please
Before you start talkin’
I wish you’d please listen to me.”

‘Cause it sounds like a long song comin’
And though some of the things you say might be true
It still sounds like a long song comin’
And baby, listen lady, I got better things to listen to
Yes, it sounds like a long song comin’
And it looks like you might throw in a little dancin’, too
Yes, it sounds like a long song comin’
And buddy, listen buddy, I got better things to listen to
Say, so it sounds like a long song comin’
And it sounds like some just might be true
Still it sounds like a long song comin’
And buddy, listen buddy, I got better things to listen to
And buddy, listen buddy, we got better things to listen to

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About Lyrics and Long Song Comin’ by Bob Seger

The lyrics to Long Song Comin’ are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Bob Seger used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Long Song Comin’ have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Bob Seger and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Long Song Comin’ by Bob Seger. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Long Song Comin’" means the words set to the music of Long Song Comin’, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bob Seger. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Long Song Comin’ and the lyrics to Long Song Comin’ are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bob Seger who came here looking just for the lyrics to Long Song Comin’, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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