How Long Have You Been There Lyrics - Waylon Jennings

(Dee Moeller) 

I've been walking in the shadows for so long 

That I forgot the sun could shine 

I've turned away from everything and everyone 

That wanted to be mine. 

Somehow I always shut my eyes and heart 

To anything that I might share 

Now I'm standing still and I wonder 

How long have you been there? 

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Every path I've taken I've turned around 

And quickly closed the door 

It seems that all I knew if I ever stop 

To feel I want more. 

I kept a steady run so my eyes 

Could never focus anywhere 

Now I'm standing still and I wonder 

How long have you been there? 

How long have you been standing there 

Protecting me from love that shouldn't be 

Knowing all along that I would realize 

That you were meant for me. 

Now, I've got to mend every broken fence 

And bridge that I have burned 

And clear away the cobwebs 

In my heart so I can start to learn. 

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For now I realize that you've been waiting 

Just to teach me how to care 

Now, I'm standing still and I wonder 

How long have you been there? 

Now I'm standing still and I wonder 

How long have you been there?...