Long Long Time

Now that "The Chapel" is done, I've been turning my attention to the final song of the set: "Long Long Time".  This one is very appropriately named.  I originally wrote it around 18-20 years ago, when Jodi and I were newly married, or at least moreso than we are now.  It was intended to be a part of a play about the Prodigal Son.

So, now I'm recording it (finally), and I'm reworking it.  Help me out!  Take a look at these lyrics and tell me (use the comments section below):

1. What is the strongest line?
2. What is the weakest line?
3. What is the overall message of the song?

Thanks!

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Long Long Time

By Mark Hansen


It’s been a long long time since I felt this way
It’s been a long long time since I knelt to pray
It’s been a long long day and a long long way back home

It’s been a long hard road I’ve been walking down
It’s been a long hard fight just to turn around
It’s been a long long way but I’m finally bound for home

Chorus:
A long long time
A long long time
A long long day and a long long way back home

Bridge
As I walk away the miles
I wanna see my father’s smile
But fair is fair and justice grim
I will be a servant to him

It was a long time ago that I left my home
It was along the road that I found my own
It was a long row to hoe, but I’m finally going home

Chorus:

Bridge 2
I wanna see my father’s eyes
I wanna hear his joyful cries
How sweet to feel, how sweet to live
To hear him say, son I forgive

It’s been a long long time since I felt this way
It’s been a long long time since I knelt to pray
It’s been a long long day and a long long way back home

Chorus:




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