Long Before

Intro: verse 1 Oh, I think you're lost to me Just a stranger I will never see I drove away and I walked out that door But you had left us long before verse 2 The year we spent there was strange and slow Like all the cars in that rare southern snow We ventured out without a plan or fear It was probably not a great idea verse 3 It's not about the things I wanted then I've come to see now that I couldn't have used them All the same, it's true that even now I'd like to talk to you somehow verse 4 I'd want to find out if you've heard that song I'd want to tell you mine are coming along Your family's well and healthy, I suppose I'm really curious to know Verse 5 In the dimness of those last days gloom While I was packing up the spare bedroom You came and offered me a solemn word About a voice you'd often heard Verse 6 It was a moment when I saw inside A little break from all that stoic pride Do I think now that this would ring a bell You know, I couldn't even tell you Verse 7 Oh, my friend, you're lost to me Another stranger I will never see Oh, my friend, you're lost to me Another stranger I will never see