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Artist: The Quakes
Canonical path: /the-quakes/long-time-away
Related lyric paths: 6
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Long Time Away
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Long Time Away
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I took off from Planet X and shot into outerspace
Looking for a new world where they'd never seen my face
And though I'll miss the ones I love, I knew I had to go
There must be something better out there for me, I don't know
It's been a long time away
Fuel is getting low, but I knew I had to go
It's been a long time away
I don't know if I'll last, still thinkin' 'bout the past
Although I still have friends on X, most have moved away
Some of them are scared to leave, but some just wanna stay
Maybe someday things will change and I can then return
I know it will still be there if my shit should crash and burn
It's been a long time away
Fuel is getting low, but I knew I had to go
It's been a long time away
I don't know if I'll last, still thinkin' 'bout the past
It's been a long time away
Fuel is getting low, but I knew I had to go
It's been a long time away
I don't know if I'll last, still thinkin' 'bout the past
It's been a long time away
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