James Lowery - A Short Journey [Original] Lyrics

Life is nothing but a short journey to death
On the way we try to smile, so few and far between
It's all blisters at the end of a long, hard road to Hell
I forgot how to cry so long ago
I don't mind the path that I'm on
On I stroll, ignoring the toll
I know I gotta die and I pity my soul


Behind the joy are the tears we cry
It all matters 'til you lose your mind
And all you've got left is a broken soul
After travellin' down a long, hard road

In this journey ever so short
I stay in the grief with ash in my throat
When I leave here, I know exactly where I'll go
Marching so quickly to a drummer off-beat
Guess I was born with flames on my feet
Brimstone in my shoe, stone-bruise on my heel
If I can't serve two masters then to neither will I kneel

No one wins the holy war they fight
Nothing matters when you lose your mind
All that you can trust is that you will be hurt
Life's a short journey to a box and some dirt

There's no one on Earth who hasn't sinned
From Adam to you and back again
I'm a knee-slapper to the great puppetmaster
He laughs a little harder, I walk a little faster
I'm ready for my maker, I've got so many questions
I'm cursed in this life, I'll be damned in the next one
I'll be damned in the next one

All ya got left is a broken soul
After travellin' down a long, hard road
All that I can tell you is that you will be hurt
'Cause life's a short journey to a box and some dirt