Written by Ian Anderson
Intro: A G A G A G A G E4 E When you're falling awake and you take stock of the new day A G A G E4 E And you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say C G Well, don't you fret, don't you fear D E E4 I will give you good cheer A G Life's a long song A G Life's a long song A G Life's a long song D E E4 If you wait then your plate I will fill A G A G E4 E As the verses unfold and your soul suffers the long day A G A And the twelve o'clock gloom spins the room G E4 E You struggle on your way C G Well, don't you sigh, don't you cry D E E4 Lick the dust from your eye A G Life's a long song A G Life's a long song A G Life's a long song D E E4 We will meet in the sweet light of dawn A G A G E E4 As the Baker Street train spills your pain all over your new dress A G A G E E4 And the symphony sounds underground put you under duress C G D E E4 Well don't you squeal as the heel grinds you under the wheel A G Life's a long song A G Life's a long song A G Life's a long song D E E4 E A But the tune ends too soon for us all