A Long Way Past The Past

More than I had in mind

More than I wish I knew

And now it’s near on me

Some rush of red fear

And my worst old times look fine from here

I know you walked this route

And you might help me out

You said what’s done is done

I can’t turn the hand ‘round

But still it looks a long way down

Oh man, was it that much better then?

We were left alone, we were proud of our pain

And so I want to walk out in the night

See the wide young river flood rain

We’re not on one straight line

I made my own way through

And when the track goes cold

I’ll know that it’s true

That rebirth won’t work like it used to

Oh man, was it that much better then?

We were left alone, we were proud of our pain

And so I want to walk out in the night

See the wide young river flood rain

And I can’t let go

Of a lot I’ve left

I'm holding nothing

But what I kept

And it all got dimmer

Each passing step

And I need you with me

And you read the writ

Are you now insisting

Is it not worth it?

But I’ve got no option

I inherited this and I'm overcome

That’s that, we’re a long way from the past

I’ll be better off in a year or in two