Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Dire Straits
Canonical path: /dire-straits/the-long-highway
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The Long Highway
Read The Long Highway lyrics by Dire Straits on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Long Highway
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Heard a bell being toll
Before the break of day
I heard then my name being called
Down that Long Highway
You don't get long
You don't get long
You don't get long to stay
Kissing me once and I'll be gone
Down that Long Highway
Spirits call from way beyond
Lord I may not disobey
Spare a thought for the vagabond
Down that Long Highway
Down that Long Highway
Down that Long Highway
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Dire Straits performs "The Long Highway", and this lyric page sits inside the Dire Straits catalog on LyroVerse.
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