Lyrics

[Verse 1] I woke up too early one morning late last fall I couldn't hear your breathing, couldn't feel you on my arm Lord, the room was freezing with the window open wide I spent the next month sleeping all alone and on your side [Chorus] It's been a long year And some dark, dark nights Since you've thrown your lasso 'round the moon And rode it out of sight And I could see where you were headed So I tried to rope the sign But you just burned my lasso up And said boy you got to let love hurt It's been a long year It's been a long year, yeah [Verse 2] I used to think your daddy's love advice was always right And he said 'boy keep moving, you'll forget her face with time' But he couldn't have been wronger if wronger was a word 'Cause your memory's stronger than the best advice I've heard [Chorus] It's been a long year And some dark, dark nights Since you've thrown your lasso 'round the moon And rode it out of sight And I could see where you were headed So I tried to rope the sign But you just burned my lasso up And said boy you got to let love hurt It's been a long year It's been a long year, yeah [Bridge] With every shooting star that I see I can't help but wonder if you're driving Or maybe you're up in the sea of tranquility waiting on me to be what you need So you can come back down and try it It's been a long year It's been a long year, yeah [Chorus] It's been a long year And some dark, dark nights Since you've thrown your lasso 'round the moon And rode it out of sight And I could see where you were headed So I tried to rope the sign But you just burned my lasso up And said boy you got to let love hurt It's been a long year It's been a long year, yeah