I don’t wanna live forever no that ain’t for me
But I’d sure like a while where I can finally breathe
Been carryin’ this weight like a cross on my back
Tryna smile through the cracks but I see ya’ll lookin’ back
I ain’t afraid of dyin’ I just fear the in-between
When the nights get loud and the silence screams
I just wanna live long-long not forever
Just enough to find some peace maybe get better
But how much pain can a man hold in his cup?
Tell me when is long enough?
When the sun don’t touch my face no more
They’ll toss in the hurt when they shut that door
Let me take it with me don’t want it to stay
Don’t wanna leave my burden for someone else to pay
Tired of walkin’ through fire just to feel the heat
Even angels got scars from fallin’ on their feet
I don’t cry for help don’t mean I ain’t broke
I just laugh when it hurts hide the truth in a joke
I keep my demons quiet so no one hears ’em talk
But they’re loud when I lie awake watchin’ the clock
I just wanna live long-long not forever
Not askin’ for sunshine in every kind of weather
But how much pain ’til the soul gives up?
Tell me when is long enough?
When the sun don’t touch my face no more
They’ll toss in the pain when they close that door
Let me take it with me don’t let it remain
Don’t wanna curse the next with my old pain
With my luck I’d come back in another skin
Same old heartbreak just a brand new sin
Carryin’ yesterday’s sorrow with tomorrow’s shame
Like a two-ton chain in a different name
I just wanna live long-long not forever
Give me love and some peace maybe both together
But if I gotta walk through fire ’til I’m dust
Tell me when is long enough?
When the sun don’t shine and the road runs cold
Let ’em lay me down don’t let the pain unfold
Let me take it with me into the unknown
So no one else has to hurt alone
Yeah I don’t wanna live forever just long-long enough
To leave behind more love than all this stuff
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Title: Long-Long, Not Forever
Release: Album (It Is What It Is)
Artist: Kilo Seven
Label: Kilo Seven Music
ISRC: QZTB82519879
ASCAP Work ID: 930750737
