TOO LONG
by Cam Wales
About this track
“TOO LONG” by Cam Wales is an alternative-rock song about growing up while refusing to let go of the dream that started everything. Moving between memories of being broke, restless and young and the harder reality of chasing a music career for years, the track blends nostalgia, ambition and self-destruction with the belief that all of it still meant something. From SL33P3R (“Sleeper”), the album by Cam Wales. Written, performed, produced, recorded, mixed & mastered by Cam Wales. ℗ & © 2026 Cam Wales Cam Wales: https://ffm.bio/camwales LYRICS: Walk thin lines 'Til my beat goes flat This is trial by fire This is never look back Made the bed I lie Let the roof cave in When I cross that line You can't bring me back I remember back when I was just a kid Dreaming was the only thing I really did ‘Cause I didn’t really care Fame's a love affair Just living on the prayer That I will make it there Sneaking out and drinking I don’t need the sleep I know we got a test But I’m just gonna cheat Her hands run through my hair I smell the ocean air I don’t have a care I know I'll make it there ‘Cause I've been on the run It feels like too long Everybody doubted And they’ve been wrong Now I smoke on shit That is too strong Staring at the stars like I’m in Tucson ‘Cause my head is face down On the boulevard My room has turned itself Into a graveyard My heart's been gone But sent a postcard From days out playing On the schoolyard I remember when I couldn’t pay the rent Neighbors at the door ‘Cause it smells through the vents I got my headphones on So I don’t hear a thing One day they're gonna see I’m grinding on my dream Yelling at the wall When I get home from work Bet they will regret When I make it out the dirt This isn’t just a game Now this is warfare I swear I'll fight the battles I’m going to make it there ‘Cause I've been on the run It feels like too long Everybody doubted And they’ve been wrong Now I smoke on shit That is too strong Staring at the stars like I’m in Tucson ‘Cause my head is face down On the boulevard My room has turned itself Into a graveyard My heart's been gone But sent a postcard From days out playing On the schoolyard Let a man rock Let a boy roll Let him waste those nights Let him know it gets cold Sit in that shade Find a light of his own Let him get high Let him ride that low Driving fast just to crash He just wants some control Nobody asked troubled past Sick and circled in crows Open the mast burning the map Is it cool if we coast ‘Cause I've been on the run It feels like too long Everybody doubted And they’ve been wrong Now I smoke on shit That is too strong Staring at the stars like I’m in Tucson ‘Cause my head is face down On the boulevard My room has turned itself Into a graveyard My heart's been gone But sent a postcard From days out playing On the schoolyard