Long Is The Way

Oh Lord I made it through

I'm gonna lay down my load

One more mile or two

Can't escape from my fate, no

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way

All clad in silk and gold

I have seen kings and their queens

With just one single golden thread

I could have woven dreams

I've dug for gold it's true

And those kings granted loans

But I'm still empty-handed

Now I'm heading home

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way

Set sail long ago

Pledged to fortune and fame

And the woman that I will face

Shoulders bent in shame

Almost hope that she broke

Solemn promise she made to me

Save her hand for a rich man

In vain, in vain, for me

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way

There's a car coming this way

It's the first in a line

With a sense of foreboding

I try to see inside

My eyes meet through the bridal veil

Eyes that I left behind

Both our hearts have stopped beating

Too promises have died

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way

Long is the way