Story Behind The Song
"So Long" is a classic Tango number about lost love, regret, and saying our farewells.
| Song Length |
4:35 |
Genre |
Latin - Tango, Latin - Tango |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Poignant |
Subject |
Sadness, Lost Love |
| Similar Artists |
Osvaldo Pugliese |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
SO LONG
Mark Patterson & Lee Parvin © 2017
Let me tell you a secret
Been around the wheel a few times
Always did my damnedest
To see the reason and the rhyme
And while the story's still unfolding
The conclusion is forgone
So in case I don't see you
Think of this as so long
So long
And there's a town in Argentina we escape to
In the remake of our tale
Where we learn to dance the Tango
And we're not so prone to fail
Where there's a whole lot more at stake than
Who's right and who's in the wrong
But no one's handing out second chances
So think of this as so long
So long
As bad as we ended
You still remind me of all that's good
I tried to find you several times in El Rosario
But I never could
And all the poetry I would pen for you
And all those melancholy songs
They're for someone else to write now
Think of this as so long
And there's a town in Argentina we escape to
In the remake of our tale
Where we learn to dance the Tango
And I'm not the one to fail
Where harmony surrounds us
Isn't that where we belong
But since I'm out of second chances
Think of this as so long
So long
Oh so long
Oh oh oh so long