I've counted the days, babe, I've counted the nights
I've counted the footsteps, I've counted the lights
I've counted the raindrops, I've counted the stars
I've counted a million of these prison bars.
I waited, I trusted, I longed for the day
A lifetime so lonely, my hair's turning grey
And my thoughts are for you, babe, 'til I'm out of my mind
For twenty-one years is a mighty long time
For twenty-one years is a mighty long time.