How Long Have You Been There

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[Verse 1]

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I've been walking in the shadows for so long
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That I forgot the sun could shine
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I've turned away from everything and everyone that wanted to be mine

[Verse 2]

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Somehow I always shut my eyes and heart
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To anything that I might share
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Now I'm standing still and I wonder
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How long have you been there

[Verse 3]

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Every path I've taken I have turned around
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And quickly closed the door
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It seems as though I knew if I ever stop to feel I’d want more

[Verse 4]

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I kept a steady run so my eyes
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Could never focus anywhere
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Now I'm standing still and I wonder
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How long have you been there

[Chorus]

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How long have you been standing there
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Protectin' me from love that shouldn't be
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Knowing all along that I would realize
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That you were meant for me

[Verse 5]

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Now I've got to mend every broken fence
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And bridge that I have burned
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And clear away the cobwebs in my heart so I can start to learn

[Verse 6]

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For now I realize that you've been waiting
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Just to teach me how to care
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Now I'm standing still and I wonder
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How long have you been there

[Outro]

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Now I'm standing still and I wonder
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How long have you been there