A Long Walk Songtext
von Eleanor Friedberger

In the fall I waited
In the fall I was silent
In the fall I had an answer
But in spring I cried for you
I'm through with the seasons and done with the sun
And the huge uncertainties; go eastward no one
The bricks singled out when a building crumbles
Oh everything is ruining February

We met up this morning and laced up our walking shoes
First we fortified ourselves with coffee and some juice
Weighing up the options we set out for the day
We didn't take umbrellas 'cause they'd just get in the way
It was almost nine o'clock, I said we're going on a long, long, a long walk

And when you started talking, I forgot that you get in the way
I couldn't stop laughing and our shoulders ricocheted
And all the local buskers, we gave them all our notes
We'd muddle through 'til dusk, then we'd huddle in our coats
It was almost ten o'clock and we were going on a long, long, a long walk


And we didn't worry or hurry or argue about which route to take
I forgot how to cross the road, but the drivers still know how to brake
And you told your little story, the one I've heard before
As I looked at our reflection windowshopping the department store
Hey look, it's eleven o'clock in the morning
of our long, long, our long, long walk

In the fall I waited
In the fall I was silent
In the fall I had an answer
But in spring I cried for you

We improvised a silly song and worked just like a charm
I pulled you closer into me and we were walking arm in arm
And no one noticed when we leaned against a tree
You whispered a suggestion 'cause you knew that I'd agree
It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon
of our long, long, our long walk

We weren't paying attention and ended where we hadn't planned
Then we found that just by chance we were walking hand in hand
We didn't detach ourselves or catch the perfect view
But we kissed in front of strangers like regular lovers do
It was getting dark at five o'clock in the evening
of our long, long, our long walk


I stopped to catch my breath and turning 'round you're gone
But there's this: you know I'd bend to kiss the ground we walked upon
I was tired of walking, so I took the bus back home
We left my place together, but I wrote this song alone
It was only nine o'clock, I said we're going on a long, long, a long, long walk

A long, long, a long, long walk
A long, long, a long, long walk
A long, long, a long, long walk
A long, long, a long, long walk
A long, long, a long, long walk
A long, long, a long, long walk
A long, long, a long, long walk