El narrador hace un balance de su vida y se refiere a su adicción y relaciones fallidas. Lewis llamó a la canción "un reconocimiento del pasado." Y ha pasado un rato Desde que podía sostener mi cabeza alta Y ha pasado un rato Desde que te vi por primera vez Y ha pasado un rato Desde que podía pararme por mi mismo dos pies de nuevo Y ha pasado un rato Desde que podía llamarte Y todo lo que no puedo recordar Tan porquería como todo puede parecer Las consecuencias de lo que he entregado Yo me he estirado más allá de mis medios.
And it's been awhile Since I could hold my head up high And it's been awhile Since I first saw you And it's been awhile Since I could stand on my own two feet again And it's been awhile Since I could call you And everything I can't remember As f*cked up as it all may seem The consequences that I've rendered I've stretched myself beyond my means And it's been awhile Since I can say that I wasn't addicted And it's been awhile Since I can say I love myself as well And it's been awhile Since I've gone and fucked things up just like I always do And it's been awhile But all that shit seems to disappear when I'm with you And everything I can't remember As fucked up as it all may seem The consequences that I've rendered I've gone and fucked things up again Why must I feel this way? Just make this go away Just one more peaceful day! And it's been awhile Since I could look at myself straight And it's been awhile Since I said I'm sorry And it's been awhile Since I've seen the way the candle lights your face And it's been awhile But I can still remember just the way you taste And everything I can't remember As fucked up as it all may seem to be I know it's me I cannot blame this on my father He did the best he could for me And it's been awhile Since I could hold my head up high And it's been awhile Since I said I'm sorry