For a Long While

This old guitar, I've toted far

And though she's sometimes outta tune

She earns her keep each time she speaks

In the dancehalls and barrooms

There ain't an hour that old wildwood flower

Don't procure a little smile

I guess that's how it's always been

Or at least for a long while

It never fails when the world ails you

And throws you to the ground

Some old song forgotten long ago

Comes back around

Picks you up, dusts you off

In an old analog style

I guess that's how it's always been

Or at least for a long while

Laid my head on feather beds

And a pallet on the floor

But I'd contest my best night's rest

Followed workdays full of chores

Any man that works his hands

Knows true reward and trial

I guess that's how it's always been

Or at least for a long while

Restlessness and breathlessness

Can creep in over time

When things get slow, you got to go

Hear that highway whine

The more you roam, you'll long for home

With every passing mile

I guess that's how it's always been

Or at least for a long while

I guess that's how it's always been

Or at least for a long while