Long, Long Road

I was born in the middle of the night

And my mama raised a little boy

On the banks of the old Foxy River

In a little town in Illinois

I was taught to believe in the Lord

Yeah, even when the times got rough

And though I do the best I can do

Some times it ain't good enough

And it's a long, long road to somewhere

And it's a long, long time till we get there

My grandfather was a railroad man

And he worked with a shovel in his hand

He was one of the men who was sweating his way

Across the motherland

And when he talked about the great depression

He said he hope he'd never see that day

But it seems that as good as I'm doin'

It won't be too far away

And it's a long, long road to somewhere

And it's a long, long time till we get there

And it's a long, long road to somewhere

And it's a long, long time till we get there

And it's a long, long road to somewhere

And it's a long, long time till we get there

Yes it's a long, long road to somewhere

And it's a long, long time till we get there

I often wondered where the big trains went

As they were quickly fading out of sight

They would carrying the dreams of the people

Out into the night

Yes I wondered where the big trains went

So I thought I would ride along

Carrying my thoughts out into the night

And it's singing my song

And it's a long, long road to somewhere

And it's a long, long time till we get there

Yes it's a long, long road to somewhere

And it's a long, long time till we get there