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How Long (I'll Love You For)

from Poor Thing by Sam Steffen

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Seasons change, climate, too
and people change—Lord knows I do
If impermanence is all that holds true
then what else can I hold onto?

I’m sometimes right; I’m often wrong
We’ll know better further along
Your love is mighty, but how strong
You say you love me—yes—but for how long?

Long as the seas meet land at shore
And earth pursues Her solar tour
long as this old heart endures—
That’s how long
That’s how long
That’s how long—I’m gonna love you for

When I’m tired; when I’m wakeful
tho unworthy, not ungrateful;
year after year, may through april
long as you’re willing, I will be able

long as there’s still room to grow
sky above and sea below
long as there’s time left to explore
that’s how long
that’s how long
that’s how long I’m gonna love you for

Pick a number any one
Better yet, make it the highest one
Multiply it by ten billion
Throw in a few more—and then some

As far as you can comprehend
And even further, after the end—
As long as there’s something still left in store
That’s how long
That’s how long
That’s how long I’m gonna love you for

The day may come, I’ll be leavin
A few who knew me might hang round grieving
There’s a time for laughter and a time for weeping
And long as I’m standing, Long as I’m breathing

As long as time withstands the clock
If it speeds up or if it stops—
Til kingdom’s come or come no more—
that’s how long I’m gonna love you for

pick your poison, choose your pleasure
step by step, measure for measure
life is short, love’s forever
long as you’ll have me, then we’ll be together

now and later, then, meanwhile
apart, together, single file
both and and and either or
that’s how long I’m gonna love you for

love prefers the present tense
it receives more, the more it sends
its road goes on, around both bend
a lifelong journey that never ends

(Repeat first chorus)

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from Poor Thing, released July 24, 2022

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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