How Long Is Too Long Wasn't Long Enough

[Nearly Sane]

For once I had a happy home
 I was loved and respected by my family
 I was looked upon as a leader in my community
 And then Satan came into my life
 I grew selfish and un-neighborly
 My friends turned against me
 And finally, my home was broken apart
 My children took their paths into a world of sin
 Yes preacher, it's sweet to know that God is real
 And know that in Him all things are possible
 And we know that Heaven is a real place
 Where joy shall never end
 But sinner friend, if you're here today
 Satan is real too
 And hell is a real place
 A place of everlasting punishment

[Robbie]

(Never heard that cheerful song NS. Snake handling country?)

Papa I know you're going to be upset
'Cause I was always your little girl
But you should know by now
I'm not a baby

You always taught me right from wrong
I need your help, daddy please be strong
I may be young at heart
But I know what I'm saying

The one you warned me all about
The one you said I could do without
We're in an awful mess, and I don't mean maybe - please

Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby, oh
I'm gonna keep my baby, mmm...

[Nearly Sane]

It is by the Louvin Brothers, and comes from an album of theirs with one of the all time great covers. See link

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Louvin_Brothers


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Billy-Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered around and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
Out through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise

The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man

[Robbie]

(I like that one, the parents were fond of Dusty's version).

If the world looks wrong
And your money’s spent and gone
And your friend has turned away
You can get away to Heaven
On this aeroplane
Just bow your head and pray.

Them’s got ears let them hear
Them’s got eyes let them see
Turn Your Eyes to the Lord of the skies
Take that airline Plane
It will Take You Home again.
Yes, to your home beyond the skies.

Well, a lot of people guess
Some say no and some say Yes
Will it take some and leave some behind?
But you will surely know
When to the airport go
To leave this world behind

[Nearly Sane]

And then came the announcement over the loudspeaker
"Would those having relatives or friends on Flight number 1203
Please report to the chapel across the street at once"

Then I felt a burning break deep inside
And I knew the heavenly ebony skies
Had taken my life's most wonderful prize
My beautiful Ebony Eyes

If I ever get, to heaven I'll bet
The first angel I'll recognize
She'll smile at me and I know she will be
My beautiful Ebony Eyes

[Robbie]

That is really sad!

Oh you’ll never get to heaven,
On a Jumbo Jet,
Cause the Lord ain’t got
No runways yet.

Oh you’ll never get to heaven,
In a sardine tin,
Cause a sardine tin’s,
Got sardines in.

Oh you’ll never get to heaven,
In an old Ford car,
Cause an old Ford car,
Won’t get that far.
Chorus

There’s just three things,
You must not do,
You must not swear,
Nor spit, nor chew.

If you ever get to heaven,
Before I do,
Just dig a hole,
And pull me through.

[Nearly Sane]

The creature in the sky
Got sucked in a hole, now there's a hole in the sky
And the ground's not cold
And if the ground's not cold, everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns
I'll get mine, too

This monkey's gone to heaven
This monkey's gone to heaven
This monkey's gone to heaven
This monkey's gone to heaven
Rock me Joe

[Robbie]

Diamonds in your eyes
Don't even apologize
Because all of the hurt
Is a blaze you can't out run

Boy I know that you're regrettin it
I see that you ain't gettin it
We've come to the end
No more lyin, no more beggin

(Chorus)
Armageddon, armageddon
I'm gonna blow this up, this up
You say it's gonna be different this time
Boy, I don't give uh, I don't give uh

[Nearly Sane]

She makes the sign of a teaspoon
He makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes
And puts on after-shave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes

And she said honey take me dancing
But they ended up by sleeping
In a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on
Upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes

[Robbie]

I don't want no time on the big screen
I'm ok with me and my ripped jeans
and you, and you
Messy hair, that's what he likes on me
I don't care as long as we're happy
And free to be just you and me
And free to be just you and me

They think it's a shame that the world will never know our names
But I think that's ok
Cause love gets ruined by money and power and fame, and we're just
Two poor kids from a really rich city
My, oh my, what a pity

[ekim]

We're a couple of swells
We stop at the best hotels
But we prefer the country far away from the city smells
We're a couple of sports
The pride of the tennis courts
In June, July and August we look cute when we're dressed in shorts
The Vanderbilts have asked us up for tea
We don't know how to get there, no sirree
No sirree...
We would ride up the avenue
But we haven't got the price
We would skate up the avenue
But there isn't any ice
We would ride on a bicycle
But we haven't got a bike
So we'll walk up the avenue
Yes we'll walk up the avenue
And to walk up the avenue's what we like

[Nearly Sane]

I walk along the street of sorrow
The boulevard of broken dreams
Where Gigolo and Gigolette
Can take a kiss without regret
And so forget their broken dreams.

You laugh today and cry tomorrow
When you behold your shattered schemes
And Gigolo and Gigolette wake up to find
Their eyes are wet with tears that tell of
Broken dreams

[Robbie]

I wake up crying

After tossin' and turnin'

And a-yearnin' the whole night long

Pretty baby oh my love since you went away

Haven't spent a happy day

I wake up crying

After sobbin' and sighin'

And a-wonderin' just what went wrong

[ekim]

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

[Nearly Sane]

Years ago when I was younger
I kinda liked a girl I knew
She was mine and we were sweethearts
That was then, but then it's true

I'm in love with a fairytale even though it hurts
'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind I'm already cursed

[ekim]

Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find
I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice, it used to be so good
So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me
S. O. S.
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
S. O. S.
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on?

[Nearly Sane]

Mayday, mayday
This is an emergency
Mayday, mayday
You've gotta let me leave
I'm lying here, inches away
But you can't hear me call mayday, yeah, yeah

Said I'm moving on, cause things were getting rough
But here I am in your bed
I strung it on too long, afraid to be alone
Now we're in over our heads
It's either sink or swim, we've tried so many times
For worse or for better
It tears my heart in two to leave it all behind
And say goodbye forever

[ekim]

Can't we two go walking together out beyond the valley of trees?
Out where there's a hillside of heather curtseying gently in the breeze
That's what I'd like to do; see the heather but with you.
The mist of May is in the gloaming, and all the clouds are holding still
So take my hand and let's go roaming through the heather on the hill.
The morning dew is blinking yonder, there's lazy music in the rill,
And all I want to do is wander through the heather on the hill.

[Nearly Sane]

Roamin' in the gloamin' on the bonny banks o' Clyde
 Roamin' in the gloamin' with my lassie by my side
 When the sun has gone to rest
 That's the time we love the best
 Ach, it's lovely roamin' in the gloamin'

 I've seen lots of bonnie lassies travelin' far and wide
 But my heart is centered now on bonny Kate McBride
 And altho' I'm no' a man who throws a word away
 I'm surprised mysel' sometimes at all I've got to say.

[Robbie]

Standing in the twilight, darling.
Can't you lend helping hand?
Won't you take me with you where it's peaceful?
Baby, try to understand.
Standing in the twilight, darling.
Every time you're watching me.

But will it live up to expectations?
Won't you keep me company?

I miss the movement and the action.
I miss the boy who called me "love".
The way he held my hand and sang me a song
About all the stars above.
Last night I dreamed about a party (party, party)
And every one was there.
I miss his tender smile, how he once in a while
Was messing up my hair.
I wanna be there, hanging around.
I wanna be there, getting my feet back on the ground.

[ekim]

I dreamed a dream in times gone by
When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed, that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted.

[Robbie]

Last night I had the strangest dream
I ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war
I dreamed I saw a mighty room
The room was filled with men
And the paper they were signing said
They'd never fight again

And when the papers all were signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands end bowed their heads And grateful prayers were prayed
And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round
And guns and swords and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground

 


 

[ekim]

Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the streets
They're dancing in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
In New York city
All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
They'll be swinging, swaying, records playing,
Dancing in the street, oh

[Robbie]

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today... Aha-ah...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace... You...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

[ekim]

It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic - no way
One dream, one soul, one prize
One goal, one golden glance of what should be
It's a kind of magic
One shaft of light that shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Is this a kind of magic?
It's a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
This flame that burns inside of me
I'm hearing secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic