"A Long Goodbye" lyrics - BRANDI CARLILE

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
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

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
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

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
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

[Bridge:]
In a moment everything could change
Anything can change

[Outro:]
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