to see me now you would never think to wonder how near we were to sinkin under for so long but now i m gone so long the truth be told i think my soul was stuck in amber like a chip for weary gamblers for so long but now i m gone so long see me i m a sailor now sail on sail on dark skies seem paler now i m gone so long the steady hand that every beggar holds his bowl in was what we took for steady rollin for so long but now i m gone so long 