Well I came in off a dead end street
Walked in slow, took a back row seat
Well I knew I had nothing new to say
So many people looked sober now
I couldn't help but feel bad about
Just having to be there anyways
A friend of a friend from work came in
I never knew what to think of him
He always seemed to be so insincere
I've always been afraid of the twelve step crowd
Cuz they laugh too much and they talk to loud
Like they all know where everyone should be
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It's been a loooooooong, long, long year
It's been a loooooooong, long, long year
How did I get here?
Well they were talking in a circle I was by myself
And everyone was telling everyone else how they felt
And it felt like so long since I was young
The circle kept moving all the way to the back
And I didn't know what to say, in fact,
I still didn't know as it rolled of my tongue
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It's been a loooooooong, long, long year
It's been a loooooooong, long, long year
How did I get here?
Well I didn't say a word all the way to the car
A little later on that night at the bar
Well I was telling everyone how bad my life had gone
Bartender said all you need is another shot
So I threw one down and said thanks a lot
As I thought to myself here we go again
-Chorus-
It's been a loooooooong, long, long year
It's been a loooooooong, long, long year
How did I get here?