LONG WAY HOME
Don’t rush into that muddy water.
You don’t know where that river flows.
It might take you to the mountain.
Or drown you on the sand below.
It’s a long way home. Once you’ve lost your way.
A long way home, from where we are today.
Don’t hide the freedom that you cherish.
Locked inside a patriot cage.
Cause in the darkness it will perish.
Subjugated by your rage.
It’s a long way home. Once you’ve lost your way.
A long way home, from where we are today.
Desperate times invite desperate reactions.
That’s just the way that life is.
But remember to the lessons of fathers before you
Those desperate wounds can heal.
Yes they will.
Better arm your sons and hide your daughters.
There’s trouble coming certainly.
When you force your will across the water
Where they don’t long to live like me.
It’s a long way home. Once you’ve lost your way.
A long way home, from where we are today.
Bill Raymond © 2005 Two-Bit Toons, ASCAP