“Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew.
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens,
I've been in love with you.”

—  Dan Fogelberg

Longer.
Song lyrics, Phoenix (1979)

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singer-songwriter, musician 1951–2007

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