James Mcmurtry Too Long In The Wasteland Lyrics

Too Long In The Wasteland Lyrics

hear the trucks on the highway

and the ticking of the clock

there's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon

bullet holes in the mailbox

bullet holes in the mailbox

key holes in my mind



too long in the wasteland

too long in the wasteland

I've fallen behind



she said why don't you come see me

when the sun goes down

it'll be just like the old days

when I used to let you hang around

well I don't know

I might not speak the language anymore



too long in the wasteland

too long in the wasteland

will close some doors



the people in the village

watch their children play

at the sight of a stranger

they call the kids away

just leave that man alone

I hear the mother say



he's been

too long in the wasteland

too long in the wasteland

's what made him that way



well, I hadn't intended 

to bend the rules

but whiskey don't make liars

it just makes fools

so I didn't mean to say it

but I meant what I said



too long in the wasteland

too long in the wasteland

must've gone to my head



jet trail in the sunset

a long way away

cutting 'cross the horizon

at the edge of the day

and it calls Jimmy

come fly away



but I've been

too long in the wasteland

too long in the wasteland

I believe I'll have to stay



yeah, I've been

too long in the wasteland

too long in the wasteland

I believe I'll have to stay