long way back

i got an up close glimpse of the outside world

it's an awful big place

well that's for damn sure

seen more of this life than most have seen

and it's taken a mighty be toll on me

ah it'd sure feel good to be free

some days i feel alright

some days i can't wait until it's night

sometimes you gotta face that light

get back in the ring

put on your gloves and fight

i think it's gonna take some time

to find a way to ease my mind

it's gonna take the long way back home

so i'm gonna take the long way back home

back home

did you ever see a man have a heart attack

it'll open your eyes and stop you in your tracks

so i threw away my last cigarette

get it right this time

i'll clean up my act

that's a hard cold fact

some days i feel alright

some days i can't wait until it's night

some days you gotta face that light

get back in the ring

put on your gloves and fight

i think it's gonna take some time

to find a way to ease my mind

i'm gonna take the long way back home

i'm gonna take the long way back home

oh back home

so many things i ain't done yet

so many things i've done that i'd forget

i just need a place to rest my head

some days i feel alright

some days i can't wait until it's night

some days you gotta face that light

get back in the ring

put on your gloves and fight

i think it's gonna take some time

to find a way to ease my mind

i'm gonna take the long way back home

some days i feel alright

some days i can't wait until it's night

some days you gotta face that light

get back in the ring

put on your gloves and fight

i think it's gonna take some time

to find a way to ease my mind

i'm gonna take the long way back home

so i'm gonna take the long way back home

so i'm gonna take the long way back home

so i'm gonna take the long way back home

back home