The Long Road

Words by Martin GK and Chris Malme

Music by Martin GK

Inspiration: The Deverry series by Katherine Kerr

Sing along to the

C                   G/B
    The dawn comes      unbidden
Am                       Em/G
Breaking the dreams that night has given
F                   Em    Am/E
Dreams that quickly fade away
    F                G
And leave me waking, wanting more
C                   G/B
    The road lies        before me
Am                  Em
All that I leave is my story
 F              Em     Am
Another place, another journey
Dm              G
What do I do it for?

       C    G         Am             Em/G
It’s a long road that stretches into mist
    F          C/A               G
And no-one can see the journey’s end
  C                   G            Am            F
A path that’s full of promises, of chances to be missed
    F                Em
The future’s full of hope
    Dm                  G             C
For those who choose to ride the long road.

Some judge me, some ponder
No-one will know why I wander
Those who see me look from afar
Don’t even try to understand
They just see the stranger
Walking the long road to danger
Why can’t those who see me passing
Look at me as I am

So many, in cages
All of their lives down on pages
Those whose lives are safe and secure
Live with every day the same
But though it might tempt me
I know for me such life is empty
So falcon, once more spread your wings
And show me the way to fly
 

© Martin Gordon-Kerr and Chris Malme, 1999

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