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Rhythm 9.8
Melody 9.9
Instruments 9.8
Lyrics 10.0
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This song has been reviewed 17 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.
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Counting Crows - A Long December Lyrics

Song details
TitleA Long December
ArtistCounting Crows
AlbumRecovering The Satellites (1996) , Track 13 ,
Films About Ghosts (2003) , Track 4 ,
Across A Wire (1998) , Track 11 Disc 2
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Song lyrics
A long December, and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin'
Now the days go by so fast

And it's one more day up in the canyon
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think that I could be forgiven....I wish you would

The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that its all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
All at once you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl

And it's one more day up in the canyon
And it's one more night in Hollywood
If you think you might come to California...I think you should

Drove up to Hillside Manor sometime after two a.m.
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her

And its been a long December, and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass

And it's one more day up in the canyon
And it's one more night in Hollywood
It's been so long since I've seen the ocean..I guess I should.
lyrics corrected by matt on 05-12-2007




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24-06-2004 05:27stuckeybowler is offline stuckeybowler 

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I heard this song once and I knew I loved it! that doesn't happen often, to love a song the first time you hear it but i did!
06-07-2004 03:30DebbieWebbie007 is offline DebbieWebbie007 

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This song is awesome! i love counting crows!
19-07-2004 02:53NowtoForever18 is offline NowtoForever18 

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This song is gorgeous...Beautifully written.
Especially the.."Can't remember all the times I've tried to tell myself to hold on to these moments as they pass"
19-07-2004 17:44juggalette11 is offline juggalette11 

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i agree completely the lyrics are beautifully put together. i love listening to this song on new years eve, and it reminds me of my ex-bf, especially the first part. one of my all-time favorite songs.
A long December, and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin'
Now the days go by so fast
06-08-2004 18:32sillygurl89 is offline sillygurl89 

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this is my favorite counting crows song...all their songs are awesome, though
16-08-2004 05:07PiNcHx3614x is offline PiNcHx3614x 

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This song makes me cry
[i]"its been so long sence i've seen the ocean... i guess i should."
23-10-2004 00:36living_end_fan1 is offline living_end_fan1 

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if there was a song that was meant to represent my life, this would be it. my life has always been far from easy, but now focuses on the pain i still have a year after a massive surgery. living in the moment proves to be incredibly difficult for me, so i run souly on the fact that there is always something else... and maybe this year will be better than the last...
16-11-2004 16:48decembergirl83 is offline decembergirl83 

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I love this song. Me and my ex had a row and in the process of me hating him and him wanting me to forgive and forget he sent me a text message with the words in. i sat there and cried and have not stopped listening to it since. It makes me smile and remember the good times now. a long december and theres reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last!
29-12-2004 20:43wild_honey_pie is offline wild_honey_pie 

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love this song<3
31-12-2004 18:56Lay Lay is offline Lay Lay 

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I really like this song. One of my favorite lines in it is And the feeling that its all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
31-12-2004 18:57dakondakblade is offline dakondakblade 


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pffft this song is crap

hehe..kidding

Counting crows are AWESOME! My personal fave is Angels of the Silences
31-12-2004 19:03ellessilver is offline ellessilver 

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Counting Crows are an awesome group, and I'm glad that I was listening to the radio when "Mr Jones" came on that one morning...
02-01-2005 08:21stuckeybowler is offline stuckeybowler 

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This was the first song I listened to after midnight on New Year's Day. It was perfect..."a long December and there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last." Awesome!
15-01-2005 01:16IloveCarrabba is offline IloveCarrabba 

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aw this song is good.
i like it a lot.
31-03-2005 19:52atariboy1 is offline atariboy1 

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this song really got into me... but Mr jones really kicks assssss....
07-10-2005 20:58cllncheergal is offline cllncheergal 

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oooo good song
09-10-2005 14:37folkebernadotte is offline folkebernadotte 

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thank you Adam.. your tunes help me get thru the day.
08-01-2006 04:03Unforgiven2 is offline Unforgiven2 

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awsome song but really deep and sad
14-05-2006 22:01Murre is offline Murre 

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This song is so amazing.

sat down one sunday, put it on repeat and listened to it 50 times in a row.

My Itunes playlist sais i've listened to it about 500 times now. Still going strong
20-06-2006 06:32Oinkpiggy is offline Oinkpiggy 

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Such a great song and i love the lyrics.

27-09-2006 00:24Electric7 is offline Electric7 

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a perfect discription of myself...
27-11-2006 15:46ANTEeksi is offline ANTEeksi 

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"I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass"

Just a great song.
And I just love the lyrics!
08-05-2009 20:44itamareiny is offline itamareiny 


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"And the feeling that its all a lot of oysters, but no pearls",
What a brilliant line!
Honestly this is my favorite song that they ever played.


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