Gordon Lightfoot - Long Way Back Home Lyrics

From the railway to the boatyard,

From the factory to the farm,

From the mine to the millyard,

I've weathered the storm.

From the barroom to the bedpost,

I've wasted my days;

all I have is my drink,

And the time left to think,

While the time slips away.



Just look at my face, as you tell me goodbye

You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye.

Just walk away, and leave me alone.

It's a long way back home.



Now, in case you should ask me, what it is that I've done,

Well, I'll say I'm a soldier, who once had a son.

But my son doesn't know me, that's his right to choose.

Oh say can you see, my best friend is me, and I'm a friend I could use.



Just look at my face, as you tell me goodbye.

You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye.

Just walk away, and leave me alone.

It's a long way back home.



The pages have faded, and the story grows cold,

The plot falls to ashes, like the ruins of old.

Those rats in my rafters, they're after my shoes,

And anything else, they can find on the shelf, I've said they could use.



Just look at my face, as you tell me goodbye.

You'll see what I'm after, by the look in my eye.

Just walk away, and leave me alone.

It's a long way back home.



It's a long way back home.