LONG TIME COMING ©December 2025 by Mark King
[Verse 1]
I was lost on the backroads, radio half-dead
Chasing white-line fever in a ’76 red
Dreams in the rearview, burning up the night
Till your voice cut through the static like a beacon of light
[Verse 2]
You were standing by the river where the city don’t go
Hair like a summer storm, eyes that already know
One smile and the engines in my chest revved up to fly
Felt the whole damn universe shift when you walked by
[Pre-Chorus]
No more running, no more hiding from the truth
Every mile behind me just led me straight to you
[Chorus]
It’s been a long time, long time coming
But I feel it now, feel that fire running
Take me higher than the stars ever knew
It’s been a long time coming, baby, and it’s all because of you
Oh-oh-oh, it’s you
[Verse 3]
We got windows rolled down, FM glowing gold
Flying past the cornfields where the stories get told
Your hand on my shoulder, future in your eyes
Every heartbeat’s a rocket blasting straight into the sky
[Pre-Chorus]
No more lonely highways, no more empty dawn
Everything I ever wanted just turned the bright lights on
[Chorus]
It’s been a long time, long time coming
But I feel it now, feel that fire running
Take me higher than the stars ever knew
It’s been a long time coming, baby, and it’s all because of you
Oh-oh-oh, it’s you [Bridge – guitar/organ trade-off, Scholz-style]
And when the world gets heavy, when the shadows fall
We’ll crank it up together, we’ll outrun it all
[Final Chorus]
It’s been a long time, long time coming
Now the wheels are turning and the night is humming
Nothing’s ever gonna stop us, nothing we can’t do
It’s been a long time coming, and it’s all because of you
Oh-oh-oh, it’s you!
Long time… long time… it’s you!