Brandi Carlile A Long Goodbye Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Did you hear the one about the girl
Who'd never seen a cactus tree?
In her mind she traveled around the world
But never saw a plane until seventeen

[Pre-Chorus]
White knuckling the armrest only bound for Idaho
Hoping for the best but you don't know what you don't know

[Chorus]
That it only takes a window seat
To see the world was underwater too
And I only had to lose my way
To be found by you
To be found by you

[Verse 2]
He went out the window on a New Year's Day
And shattered his body on a downtown street
Yeah, we're all just a broken heart away
From making a promise that we're forced to keep

[Pre-Chorus]
Doing 90 in a 45 on Ambien and Jack
The spinning wheel makes a ticking sound and sometimes it lands on black

[Chorus]
Some kids make it home at night
And some kids never do
I almost had to lose my mind To be found by you
To be found by you

[Verse 3]
There's a picture of you on your grandma's wall
You and your hair are straight and light
It's just an awkward moment that's locked in time
But I can see Elijah in your eyes

[Pre-Chorus]
What I wouldn't give to hold you in those days and still
What if we had broke up over Jagged Little Pill?

[Chorus]
We don't curse the broken miles of age
That it takes to see this through
Yeah, I probably had to lose those years
To be found by you
I know I had to lose my way
To be found by you

[Outro]
In a moment everything could change
Anything can change
Let it go
Keep it light
Let it snow
Let the wind blow all night
It's only life after all
It's a blink of an eye
It's a long goodbye
It's a long goodbye
It's a long
Goodbye