Lyrics to
Long Time Gone

This version of Long Time Gone was released by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby in 1971.

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It’s been a long time comin’
It’s goin’ to be a Long Time Gone.
And it appears to be a long,
Appears to be a long,
Appears to be a long
Time, yes, a long, long, long ,long time before the dawn.

Turn, turn any corner.
Hear, you must hear what the people say.
You know there’s something that’s goin’ on around here,
The surely, surely, surely won’t stand the light of day.
And it appears to be a long,
Appears to be a long,
Appears to be a long
Time, yes, a long, long, long ,long time before the dawn.

Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness,
You got to speak your mind,
If you dare.
But don’t no don’t now try to get yourself elected
If you do you had better cut your hair.
`Cause it appears to be a long,
Appears to be a long,
Appears to be a long,
Time, such a long long long long time before the dawn.

It’s been a long time comin’
It’s goin’ to be a long time gone.
But you know,
The darkest hour is always
Always just before the dawn.
And it appears to be a long, appears to be a long,
Appears to be a long
Time before the dawn.

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The lyrics to Long Time Gone are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Stills, Nash & Young Crosby used when the song was created in 1971. The lyrics to Long Time Gone have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Stills, Nash & Young Crosby 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 Time Gone by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby. 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 Time Gone" means the words set to the music of Long Time Gone, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Stills, Nash & Young Crosby. 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 Time Gone and the lyrics to Long Time Gone are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Stills, Nash & Young Crosby who came here looking just for the lyrics to Long Time Gone, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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