Valerie June
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Long Lonely Road

Long Lonely Road lyrics by Valerie June. Pile in the church pew rows Gran made the best yeast rolls Gospel of stories told 'Bout the one way to save your soul...

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Long Lonely Road

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Pile in the church pew rows

Gran made the best yeast rolls

Gospel of stories told

'Bout the one way to save your soul

Drag out the old guitar

Gas up that old Ford car

We're gon' hit the dusty road

Four wheels can bear the load

It's been a long, it's been a long, long, long, long, long, long, lonely road

Pops earned his bread in dust

But his hard-working hands fed us

Sun up 'til sun sank down

His body worked to the ground

Folks thought we had it made

'Cause we always kept a face

Meanwhile there's bills to pay

And the stack growing every day

It's been a long, it's been a long, long

Been a long, long, long, long, lonely road

My, my, my

Soon as I turned 18

I packed up the grass is green

New York or Tennessee

Where I am is where I'll be

Darling, tell me about your plans

And I have a place in mind

Surely there'd be a way

To move towards a brighter day

It's been a long, it's been a long, long

Been a long, long, long, long, lonely road

My, my, my

One person's path unpaid

Went towards the path that saved

These are the songs you sing

In the search for the grass that's green

It's been a long, been a long, long, long, lonely road

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