When I first met you I was ready to
Give up this life of drinking and a-bummin'
But all my promises
Are a long time a-comin'
Well look at us, sitting on this bus
We're still poor, we're still struggling
Waiting for that lucky break
But it's a long time a-comin'
Up in the blue beyond
Above the great divide
Everything can't be wrong
Somebody must be getting it right
Well I'm still me, and I'll never be
A slave to any man or woman
Someday you'll be proud of me
But it's a long time a-comin'
Long time a-comin'
A long time a-comin'