i m knocking at your window like a june bug in the night i flew through a foot of mud just to peak into the light yeah i ve been a long time coming i ll be a long time gone it s raining like a river i went there yesterday the town ain t seen no flood like this since noah saved the day yeah i ve been a long time coming i ll be a long time gone yeah i ve been a long time a coming i ll be a long time gone long time gone i want to love you like the mountain that overlooks pompeii see i ve been burning up so long i don t care what s in my way yeah i ve been a long time coming i ll be a long time gone yeah i ve been a long time a coming i ll be a long time gone long time gone