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Artist: The Kingston Trio
Canonical path: /the-kingston-trio/when-you-ve-been-away-for-a-long-time
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When You've Been Away For a Long Time
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When You've Been Away For a Long Time
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When you've been away from the color of the sky, when you've been away for a long time
You will see it true. it's a different shade of blue when you've been away for a long time.
When you've been away from the music in your heart, when you've been away for a long time.
The songs come back again like an old familiar friend when you've been away for a long time.
I can hear. i can see. i can feel. i am free and i've been away for a long time.
When you've been away from the loving in your soul, when you've been away for a long time.
I hear it's like a rain that washes all your pain when you've been away for a long time.
When you've been away from someone you once knew, when you've been away for a long time.
If you find it true that someone was just you, then you've been away for a long time.
I can hear. i can see. i can feel. i am free
And i've been away, i've been away, i've been away for a long time.
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