Long Time Comin'

Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy And the moon comes skimmin' away the stars When the mesquite comes rushin' over the hilltops Straight into my arms Straight into my arms I'm ridin' hard carryin' a cache of roses And a fresh map that I made Tonight I'm gonna get birth naked and bury my old soul And dance on its grave And dance on its grave It's been a long time comin', my dear It's been a long time comin' but now it's here And now it's here Well, my daddy, he was just a stranger Lived in a hotel downtown Well, when I was a kid, he was just somebody Somebody I'd see around Somebody I'd see around Well, now down below and pullin' on my shirt Yeah, I got some kids of my own Well, if I had one wish in this god forsaken world, kids It'd be that your mistakes will be your own Yeah, your sins would be your own It's been a long time comin', my dear It's been a long time comin' but now it's here And now it's here Out 'neath the arms of Cassiopeia Where the sword of Orion sweeps It's me and you, Rosie, cracklin' like crossed wires And you breathin' in your sleep And you breathin' in your sleep Well, there's just a spark of a campfire left burnin' Two kids in a sleeping bag beside I reach 'neath your shirt, lay my hands across your belly And feel another one kickin' inside And I ain't gonna fuck it up this time It's been a long time comin', my dear It's been a long time comin' but now it's here It's been a long time comin', my dear It's been a long time comin' but now it's here