How Long Has It Been

(Jim Throckmorton - D. Snyder)



Saw you there on the barstool

As I walked in

And the look we gave each other

Said we both need a friend.



Is this the first time you've come here

In all the nights you've been alone

Searching for something

That just isn't at home.



How long has it been

When's the last time he kissed you

My you sure look lovely

In that dress so tight and thin.



There's a look in your eye

That cries somebody love me

And I wonder

How long has it been?



I sat down at your table

And we shared a drink or two

All the things that first look told me

Now I find are really true.



Someone's neglect has left an emptiness

Where love used to be

Then you reached out and touched my hand

Softly whispered to me.



How long has it been

When's the last time she held you?

And made you feel wanted

And needed and loved.



There's a look in your eye

That cries somebody love me

And I wonder

How long has it been?...