As the morning breaks
To the bitter cold
Cracks in the streets
That were paved with gold
Merry men talking days of old
In the sunshine
Whispers crawling
Through the dank and the dark
Rainbows split silence
In forests and parks
Freaks play Jesus but lose their barks
Swapping their tales for wine
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time (a long time)
Authority figures
Get pains in the heart
It's the ones that they trusted
Who's torn 'em apart
As Bohemians ponder matters of art
In the cafes
Talkers caught
In stolen quotations
Chatting to drunks
In underground stations
And poets get lost in the generations
Of yesterday
And we sing
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time (a long time)
It's been a long time