E A
How long does it take
E A
For a taker not to take
E A
Any more than what he needs to make it work
E A
How long will it be
E A
Till those seeing eyes will see
E A
Just enough to try and be a little more
[Chorus]
A F#
And how long were we wishing
A F#
That the talkers would just listen
A F#
You can hear a further distance in the quiet
[Verse 2]
E A
And how long did the sky
E A
Make the dreamers wonder why
E F# E
Only birds had wings to fly away
E A
How long will you sleep
E A
While the sweepers sweet the street
E A E
And you've never placed your feet anywhere
E A
How long till that sound
E A
Rings in one too many towns
E A F#
And you throw your canons down on the ground
[Chorus]
A F#
And how long we've been wishing
A F#
For the things that we're still missing
A F#
But you still can learn a lesson if you try
E A
It's been not so long since I
E A
Took a plane across that sky
