long year

I came in off a dead-end street
I walked in slow and took a back row seat
I knew I had nothing new to say
So many people looked so burned out
I couldnt help but feel bad about
Just having to be there anyway
A friend of a friend from work came in
I never knew what to think of him
Hed always seemed to be so insincere to me
Im always been afraid of the 12-step crowd
Cause they laugh too much and they talk too loud
Like they all know where everyone should be
Its been a long, long long year
Its been a long, long long year
How did I get here?
They were talkin in a circle, I was by myself
And everyone was tellin everyone how they felt
It felt like so long since I was young
The circle kept movin on the way to the back
While I was wonderin what I was gonna say in fact
I still didnt know as it rolled off my tongue
Its been a long, long long year
Its been a long, long long year
How did I get here?
So I didnt say a word all the way to the car
But a little later on that night at the bar
Well I was tellin everyone how bad my life had gone
They said, 'Brother, all you need is another shot'
So I threw one down and said 'Thanks a lot'
As I thought to myself, 'Here we go again'
Its been a long, long long year
Its been a long, long long year
How did I get here?