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Never Is a Long Time Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, If I stall at all or hesitate
The world of always never seems to wait
A comedy that could be so divine
Never is a long time
A shadow born to steal the light of day
You woke me up and said, "come on, let’s play"
Well now I know this never has its way
[Chorus]
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The laws that cause it all to stay
By you, by you, by you, by you, for you, I do
[Verse 2]
I thought I'd done it all, I thought I knew
But nothing ever looked as clear as you
Now every never that I knew was fine
But never is a long time
Now I share this feeling with my dad
Stolen goods aren't always half that bad
A never that will always
[Chorus]
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The law that caused it all to stay
By you, by you, by you, by you
Well, If I stall at all or hesitate
The world of always never seems to wait
A comedy that could be so divine
Never is a long time
A shadow born to steal the light of day
You woke me up and said, "come on, let’s play"
Well now I know this never has its way
[Chorus]
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The laws that cause it all to stay
By you, by you, by you, by you, for you, I do
[Verse 2]
I thought I'd done it all, I thought I knew
But nothing ever looked as clear as you
Now every never that I knew was fine
But never is a long time
Now I share this feeling with my dad
Stolen goods aren't always half that bad
A never that will always
[Chorus]
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The law that caused it all to stay
By you, by you, by you, by you
[Bridge]
The faded piping on your dress
Will always have its place, I guess
By you, by you
A common love that we can bless
The pleasure of my child’s best
Golden Books and tenderness
Have rescued me from emptiness
[Outro]
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The laws that cause it all to stay
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The laws that cause it all
It all, it all, it all, it all, it all to stay
The faded piping on your dress
Will always have its place, I guess
By you, by you
A common love that we can bless
The pleasure of my child’s best
Golden Books and tenderness
Have rescued me from emptiness
[Outro]
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The laws that cause it all to stay
You are, you are, the star I say
From far, from far, from far away
The laws that cause it all
It all, it all, it all, it all, it all to stay
About
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Genius Annotation
Never Is a Long Time seems to be about vocalist Anthony Kiedis raising his son, Everly Bear. It talks about how raising a child of his own has not only given him more compassion towards his father, the late Blackie Dammett, but made him view the world with a new, brighter light.
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Credits
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Written By
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Backing Vocals
Shaker
Piano
Mixing Assistant
Mixing
Mastering
Guitar
Drums
Bass
Lead Vocals
Release Date
October 2, 2012
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