Lyrics

THE LONG ROAD

Every night I’d say my prayers
They’d say good night and close the door
I’d talk to you alone in my bed
And tell you everything

I was so young, I didn’t know
That every house was not like my own
Small and hiding, holding my breath, holding still
Every sound echoing

I took the long road
And I got lost along the way
I’ve been running round in circles
Just to find you waiting for me

I left home at seventeen wearing the tarnished crown of a fractured dream
Drinking lonely songs, singing men along
Waking up on empty

I took the long road
And I got lost along the way
I’ve been running round in circles
Just to find you waiting for me

Oh I can’t take this
Oh anymore
Oh I’ll just take one more
And close the door, just close the door

Breathe it in, breathe it out
I feel my skin, I feel my heart
Beating with life and beating with hope
I remember you now

I took the long road
And I got lost along the way
I’ve been running round in circles
Just to find you waiting

'Cos I took the long road
And I got lost along the way
I’ve been running round in circles
Just to find you waiting
Just to find you waiting
Just to find you waiting
For me.
Waiting for me.

© 2021 Athena Burke