- - - Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy And the moon comes skimmin’ away the stars When mesquite comes rushin’ over the hilltops Straight into my arms Straight into my arms Well I’m ridin’ hard carryin’ a cache of Rose’s And a fresh map that I made Tonight I’m gonna give birth naked and bury my old soul And dance on it’s grave And dance on it’s 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’ve got some kids of my own Well if I had one wish for you in this god forsaken world kid It’d be that your mistakes will be your own That your sins will 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 BRIDGE: - - - - Well out ’neath the arms of Cassiopeia Where the sword of Orion sweeps Well it’s me and you Rosie cracklin’ like crossed wires You breathin’ in your sleep 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 beneath your shirt put 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 And now it’s here - - - -