I been livin' like I ain't alive
Sleepin' like the sun won't rise
Writin' down words that turn to lies
So baby won't you turn me on

Been livin' like I ain't been born
Takin' off the clothes that ain't been worn
Scarecrow waitin' here for the storm
So baby won't you turn me on

You know it's been a long, long time
A long time
A long time

Smokin' till I can't get stoned
Drinkin' all night till my birds are flown
Look [at all] how our kids have grown
So baby won't you turn me on

'Cause I been workin' like I ain't been payed
Spendin' this money that ain't been made
I'm growin' old here in the shade
So baby won't you turn me on, yeah

You know it's been a long, long time
A long time
Yeah, a long time

'Cause I been livin' like I ain't alive
Sleepin' like the sun won't rise
Writin' down words that turn to lies
So baby won't you turn me on

Yeah, [as] I been livin' like I ain't been born
Takin' off the clothes that ain't been worn
Scarecrow waitin' here for the storm
So baby won't you turn me on

You know it's been a long, long time
A long time
Yeah, a long time