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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jackson Browne
Lead Vocals
Doug Haywood
Harmony Vocals
Larry Zack
Drums
David Lindley
Electric Guitar
Jai Winding
Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jackson Browne
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lyrics
The words had all been spoken
And somehow the feeling still wasnt right
And still we continued all through the night
Tracing our steps from the beginning
Until they vanished into the air
Trying to understand how our lives had led us there
Looking hard into your eyes
There was nobody I'd ever known
Such an empty surprise
To feel so alone
Now for me some words come easy
But i know that they don't mean that much
Compared with the things that are said when lovers touch
You never knew what I loved in you
I don't know what you loved in me
Maybe the picture of somebody you were hoping i might be
Awake again I can't pretend
And I know I'm alone and close to the end
Of the feeling we've known
How long have I been sleeping
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been dreaming I could make it right
If I closed my eyes and tried with all my might
To be the the one you need
Awake again I can't pretend
I know I'm alone and close to the end
Of the feeling we've known
How long have i been sleeping
How long have i been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been running for that morning flight
Through the whispered promises and the changing light
Of the bed where we both lie
Late for the sky
Writer(s): Jackson Browne
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