Still Relevant

Written in 1968 during the Viet Nam war Long Time Coming/Long Time Gone carries a message still relevant today ('cept maybe the part about cutting your hair).

It's Memorial Day weekend.  Time to remember, people . .. .and not stand by silently.



LONG TIME COMIN'

It's been a long time comin'


It's goin' to be a long time gone.

Appears to be a long time,

Yes, a long, long, log time

Before the dawn.

Turn, turn any corner.

Hear, you must hear what the people say,

You know there's something that's goin' on here,

That surely, surely, surely won't stand the light of day.

And it appears to be a long,

Such a long, long, long time before the dawn.

Speak out, you got to speak out against

The madness, you got to speak your mind,

If you dare.

But don't try to get you rself elected.

If you do you had better cut your hair.

'Cause it appears to be a long time,

Before the dawn.

It's been a long time comin',

It's been a long time gone.

But you know, the darkest hour,

Is always just before the dawn.

And it appears to be a long time,

Such a long, long, long time before the dawn.