THE ROAD


I'M  NOT PERFECT AND NEITHER  ARE YOU
WE CAN NEVER BE  ALL THEY WANT US TO
WE'RE ON A LONG ROAD, A LONG ROAD IN THIS LIFE
IT IS FULL OF TRIALS AND FULL OF STRIFE
THERE'S A DARK CLOUD BEFORE OUR EYES
ADARANESS TRYING TO MAKE US LOSE OUR WAY
THERE' S A DARAKNESS TO STOP US FROM GETTING HOME

THERE'S A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE ROAD
THAT SHOWS US THE WAY HOME
AND IF WE FOLLOW THE LIGHT
WE WILL GET HOME

IT'S  LONG, LONG ROAD
TILL WE GET BACK HOME
BUT YOU GOTTA LOOK FOR THE LIGHT AT THE END
WE GOTTA FOLLOW THE LIGHT
THEN WE'LL BE ALRIGHT
WE'LL GET THE HELP WE NEED TO GET TO THE END

SOME FOLLOW THE DETOURS
SET UP BY THE WORLD
BUT IF WE FOLLOW THEM WE WILL NEVER GET HOME

WE GOT THE WIND BLOWIN' IN OUR FACE
TRYIN'  TO MAKE US LOSE OUR PLACE
BUT  WE GOTTA  KEEP GOIN' ON OUR WAY
THERE ARE BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD
THAT TRY TO STOP US FROM GETTING HOME
BUT WE GOTTA GET PAST THEM AND GET ON OUR WAY

I KNOW IT'S HARD TO DO WE NEED HELP FROM  ME AND YOU
BUT WE GOT THE LIGHT TO LEAD US ON OUR WAY
THERE ARE CRACKS ALONG THE ROAD
THAT MAKE US STUMBLE AND FALL
BUT WE GOTTA GET UP AND GET ON OUR WAY

IT'S  LONG, LONG ROAD
TILL WE GET BACK HOME
BUT YOU GOTTA LOOK FOR THE LIGHT AT THE END
WE GOTTA FOLLOW THE LIGHT
THEN WE'LL BE ALRIGHT
WE'LL GET THE HELP WE NEED TO GET TO THE END

IT'S A LONG JOURNEY HOME
ALONG THIS LONG ROAD
THOUGH THERE'S CLOUDS ALONG THE  WAY
WE GOTTA GET BY DAY BY DAY
WE GOTTA FOLLOW THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE ROAD
THEN WE'LL FIND OUR SELVES HOME

                                        BY: DAVID BURKEY �1992