It's Been a Long Time

It's been many long years since I last saw the land where I was born

But my memory recalls mountains high and fields of rich, golden corn

I've been a long time a-waitin', been a long time of dreaming of home

It's been a long time of hoping, a long time of being alone

I still can recall when I sailed far away across the sea

To a land that I thought would bring splendor and riches to me

But in no time at all, I could feel my heart yearning for home

And even good friends I've made couldn't stop me from feeling alone

How I wish I could turn back the years and be back home again

Sitting warm by the fire in a cottage with family and friends

I know now mighty cities with bright lights mean nothing to me

For my heart's far away in my homeland across stormy seas

It's been many long years since I last saw the land where I was born

But my memory recalls mountains high and fields of rich, golden corn

I've been a long time a-waitin', been a long time of dreaming of home

It's been a long time of hoping, a long time of being alone