A Long Time Ago - Chuck Mead

I pledged my heart to the country

I sold my soul to rock n roll

I told you I’d be back someday

With my pockets full of gold

I played my hand down at the crossroads

Got stoned on Satan’s grass

And I remembered my Mama read from the Bible

«This too shall pass»

But that was a long time that was a long time

That was a long time ago

All I wanted was a living

And someone to share my life

Maybe a song on the radio

Then I would come back and make you my wife

But hopes and dreams and promises

Don’t always come true

On that winding road to the promised land

That led me away from you

But that was a long time that was a long time

That was a long time ago

I burned right through Atlanta

And everybody knew my name

Singin' «Rainy Night in Georgia»

«Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain»

On the wings of an Eagle flyin' on diesel fuel

I count the miles and think of you

And I wonder if you miss me

The way you used to do

But that was a long time that was a long time

That was a long time ago

I broke down outside of Memphis

In a '73 Ford van

I got a gig tonight on Beale Street

For my Dixie biker fans

I used to say «I'd give anything

Come win come lose or draw»

But I’ve learned that it takes everything

If you want to have it all

But that was a long time that was a long time

That was a long time ago