Long Year

I came in off a dead-end street
Walked in slow and took a back row seat
I knew I had nothing new to say
So many people looked so burned out
I couldn’t help feeling bad about
Just having to be there anyway
A friend of a friend from work came in
I never had known what to make of him
He had always seemed to be so insincere to me
You know I’ve always been afraid of the 12-Step crowd
They laugh too much and talk too loud
Like they all know where everyone should be
It’s been a long, long long year
It’s been a long, long long year
How did I get here?
They were talkin' in a circle, I was by myself
Everyone was tellin' everyone how they felt
It felt like so long since I’d been young
As the circle kept movin' its way to the back
I was wonderin' what I was gonna say in fact
I still didn’t know as it rolled off my tongue
It’s been a long, long long year
It’s been a long, long long year
How did I get here?
I didn’t say a word all the way to my car
But a little later on that night at the bar
I was tellin' everybody how strange my day had been
They said, «Brother, all you need is another shot»
So I threw one down and said «Thanks a lot»
As I thought to myself, «Well, here we go again»
It’s been a long, long long year
It’s been a long, long long year
How did I get here?