Long Dark Twenties
In his late teens<br/> He felt so lost<br/> He never told what he felt to anyone<br/> He just took drugs and stayed indoors<br/> Spared from the cancer-causing summer sun<br/> <br/> At 21,he fell in love<br/> With a brick wall and it set him back<br/> The pain was great<br/> His feelings' crushed<br/> He smoked some hash to make it black<br/> <br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> <br/> As he approached<br/> His later years<br/> The desperation took him by the throat<br/> <br/> It choked him off<br/> It choked him up<br/> The feelings inside became so remote<br/> <br/> He sized things up<br/> He was dismayed<br/> At how the years had flown by so fast<br/> <br/> He had a future<br/> He had a dream<br/> But all he really wanted was to have a past<br/> <br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> <br/> [instrumental break]<br/> <br/> People admit<br/> They've made mistakes<br/> And hope that history will not repeat<br/> <br/> They count their blessings<br/> And pray for more<br/> Hug their lovers and then go to sleep<br/> <br/> He sleeps alone<br/> He always has<br/> And after all these years, it's not so bad<br/> <br/> But there are mornings<br/> He bolts awake<br/> And he is overwhelmed by feeling sad<br/> <br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties<br/> Long dark twenties
Submitted by Iron_Wraith — Jun 06, 2026