From the recording Whiskey Town: The Collection
Words & Music by Joanne Stacey & Janine Carey-Bourke
Lyrics
LONG WAY BACK
FROM UP THERE LOOKING DOWN, THE VIEW’S BREATHTAKING
IT’S ALMOST LIKE YOU’RE LIVING IN A DREAM
BUT WHEN THE WAVES OF LIFE CRASH DOWN
AND PUSH YOU BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND
YOU STUMBLE TO A PLACE YOU’VE NEVER BEEN, AND
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IT’S A LONG WAY BACK, WHEN YOU’VE LOST YOUR WAY
THEY DON’T GIVE YOU A MAP, AND THERE’S NO TIME TO PRAY
JUST WHEN YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON YOUR LIFE
THE CARPET’S RIPPED OUT BENEATH YOUR FEET
YOU’RE REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE BUT THERE’S NO ONE THERE
THEN YOU’RE FALLING FAST AND FREE AND IT’S A LONG WAY BACK, TO ME
BABY, WHEN YOU’RE SITTING AT ROCK BOTTOM
SEEMS TO ME, THERE’S JUST ONE THING TO DO
WIPE THE DUST OFF OF YOUR PANTS
SING YOUR SONG, TAKE A CHANCE
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT I BELIEVE IN YOU, BUT
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BRIDGE:
KEEP YOUR FAITH ALIVE, FIND THE STRENGTH AND TRY
SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND LEARN TO FLY
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