Long Year

I came in off a dead end street
Walked in slow and took a back row seat
I knew I had nothing new to say
So many people looked so burned out
I couldn’t help feeling bad about just having to be there anyway

A friend of a friend from work came in
I never have known what to make of him
He’d always seemed to be so insincere to me
You know I’ve always been afraid of the 12 step crowd
They laugh too much and talk too loud
Like they all know where everyone should be

It’s been a long long long year
It’s been a long long long year
How did I get here?

They were talking in a circle I was by myself
Everyone was telling everyone how they felt
It felt like so long ago since I’d been young
As the circle kept moving its way to the back
I was wondering what I was going to say in fact
I still didn’t know as it rolled off my tongue

It’s been a long long long year
It’s been a long long long year
How did I get here?

I didn’t say a word all the way to my car
But a little later on that night at the bar
I was telling everybody how strange my day had been
They say brother all you need is another shot
So I threw one down and said thanks a lot
As I thought to myself here we go again

It’s been a long long long year
It’s been a long long long year
How did I get here?

-Todd Snider