It's Been A Long, Long Time Poem by Noel A Medina

Here I am, in a state of mind
I’ve been looking for the right time
Wondering where I’ve ever been
But boy, looks like it’s coming to an end

It’s been a great long ride I had
Weighing everything, it wasn’t all that bad
For countless years I’ve been yearning so
But it wasn’t that long, long time ago

We were so young then, like happy fools
Wasting precious moments, like long lost souls
And boy, we’re happy serenading all around
Misty moonlit nights, that lovely sound

And after thirty long years or so has gone
Has it been that long since we had such fun?
Days has passed though seems only yesterday
I know we’ve not anticipated them all our way

Old friends has passed away I’ve learned
My vibrant reveries just stop and simply bend
All fun and memories I’d surely keep
Until the day I’m down and deep asleep

It’s been a long, long time ago, my friend
And I’ve been waiting for so long
Here I am pleading you once again
Sing with me that happy song

Wish I could bring back those days again
Singing that melody with such sweet refrain
‘Cause boy, I’ve been waiting for so long
Aching and longing to sing that happy song