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WARNING: Listening to this music doesn't require parental approval. It's a bit of clean rebellion. It keeps your outlook up and your hope alive. It's got strong drums and screaming guitars. It pumps you up and drives your life. It's a hunger for exploration. It chooses the right and returns with honor. It's music you don't have to confess to your bishop.

It's not your parents' "Saturday’s Warrior".

It's "A Joyful Noise"

Monday, August 09, 2010

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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Come back often to hear about new songs and shows. Mark also has other sites and blogs, including his Dutch Oven blog: Mark's Black Pot and his LDS pop culture blog: MoBoy blog.

Mark's Other Blog Posts: A Spiritual Epiphany, Dutch Oven Turkey 

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