A Long Way To Go

We lost jennifer to the myth of independence

I tried to tell her that she might lose her mind

Her daddy's dreams came true the day she hit the highway

Without me now though I am sure she's falling behind

We lost tommy to the powder and the stranger

And a wicked sense of humor that nobody understands

When everything gets funny man and there ain't nobody laughing

Kind of makes you wonder how much love slips through your hands

Sing hey la lay it's a long way to go

And a fair fall from on high

Don't look down because we're almost home

Where we can easily touch the sky

Where we can easily touch the sky

We lose a lot I guess in the name of aspiration

Gravity is sure to pull a number of us down

You would think that things get easier

In this age of information

Goes to show that nothing ever changes in this town

Through all the miles and the big mistakes

We blow the candles out on the birthday cakes

And we wonder where the wish might take you now

Through all the trials and the tough tough breaks

We sow the seeds for goodness sakes

And we reap the hope that you make it

Through somehow

Well I'll be damned

Look who's cutting through the bramble

Through the mire and the miracle just to find a way

Welcome back to graceland baby

It sure is good to see you

We missed you in the meantime

Though man, you haven't missed a thing