Long Way Back

She had a normal life, up through her college education

But a stranger made sure one night she'd never be the same

Any amount of heart or determination

There was left behind, was soon to fade away

(It was) with breakdowns and bad luck

She wound up on the streets

Eventually a stranger to everyone she meets

Oh we all go down

That lonesome road

Where there ain't a sound

When you walk alone

It's a long way back

It's not the game it was back when we got started

And no one gave a damn how the job got done

I could have been a billionaire in the private sector

But still I chose to protect the rights of the innocent ones

There ain't a man alive who don't feel he's entitled

Still in the end, the only thing that he may come to know

Is that we all go down

That lonesome road

Where there ain't a sound

When you walk alone

You could cry out loud, but you walk alone

Lookin' far and wide, searching high and low

It's a long way back

Every single dream, every solemn hope run dry

For every man forsaken

There's still a reason left to try

There ain't a man alive who don't feel he's entitled

Still in the end, the only thing that he may come to know

Is that we all go down

That lonesome road

Where there ain't a sound

When you walk alone

You could cry out loud, but you walk alone

Lookin' far and wide, searching high and low

It's a long way back