The Long Haul

(albüm: Lamentations - 2020)

They say, "You ain't been the same
Since you laid that bottle down
The songs they ain't got no soul
The band's done lost its sound
Get your head out of the clouds, boy
Pretty soon you'll realize
That sometimes the kindest thing you can do
For a dream, is let it die"

I'm in it for the long haul
I'm here until the work's done
I ain't ever been the kind of guy
That's gonna cut and run
So I'll pick myself up
Every time I fall
Buddy, I'm in it for the long haul

You see the hardest part
Of geting sober
Is learning a drinking buddy
Ain't the same thing as a friend
Just like the hardest part
Of starting over
Is admitting to yourself
That something has come to an end

I'm in it for the long haul
I'm here until the work's done
I ain't ever been the kind of guy
That's gonna cut and run
So I'll pick myself up
Every time I fall
Buddy, I'm in it for the long haul

I'm as solid as a redwood
She's standing by my side
Got the patience of a sunset
Her last nerve's a mile wide
So last Sunday after supper
I asked her why she stays
She said, "I ain't gonna be just another song
About walking away"

'Cause I'm in it for the long haul
I'm here until the work's done
I ain't ever been the kind of guy
That's gonna cut and run
So we'll pick ourselves up
Every time we fall
Honey, I'm in it for the long haul
Yes, I'm in it for the long haul