Story Behind The Song
Bryan had the idea for the lyrics - just a scenario he was playing in his imagination - and was developing them when I played him this piece of music I was working on, and we discovered they fit together.
Song Description
Man comes home and has to adjust to the fact that "she" is no longer there. He tries to reassure himself that everything is going to be alright. He looks through photographs, but doesn't need them, because she is burned into his mind. He braces himself to face another long and lonely night.
| Song Length |
4:45 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Loneliness, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1900 - 1920 |
| |
Lyrics
Long, Long Night------- Cole, Taylor c2005
I get back from work, and holler out hello
I guess it?s just a habit now, I know you?re not home
Another frozen dinner, another too many beers
Going through old photographs and holding back the tears
(chorus)
It?s gonna be a long, long night but I keep telling myself everything?s gonna be all right
I?ve got his box of pictures and some other things you left behind
But I don?t need these memories; I?ve got you burned into my mind
I?m at the bottom of the bottle, at the end of my rope
It?s so hard just holding on, even harder to let go
(chorus)
It?s gonna be a long, long night but I keep telling myself everything?s gonna be all right
(bridge)
My friends say life goes on; I?ve got to find out how
?cause getting over you is really getting to me
and something?s got to give right now
(chorus)
It?s gonna be a long, long night but I keep telling myself everything?s gonna be all right