[intro]
[Verse 1]
Left the city smoke in the rearview mirror
Now the morning air is coming in clearer
With a heavy pack and some broken-in boots
I’m heading back down to the tangled roots
Through the cathedral of the ancient pines
Where the sunlight falls in golden lines
Just me and the rhythm of the walking trail
Writing a story that’s beyond the pale.
([Chorus]
Step by step where the wild things grow
Following where the rivers want to go
By the hidden lake and the mountain peak
Finding the words that I didn't dare speak
In the rustle of leaves and the open sky
A wandering soul under the eagle’s eye.
[build-up]
[snare]
(the long way home )
the long way home !
[drop]
[Verse 2]
Met a red fox near the edge of the creek
He didn’t say a word, but he didn’t need to speak
Shared a bit of shade with an old man named Jack
Who had seventy years of trails on his back
He told me, "Son, don't you walk too fast,
The best parts of life are the ones that last"
We shared some water and a crust of bread
Before the sunset painted the horizon red.
[Bridge]
[instru]
Silver moon rising over silent water
I’m the earth’s son and the wind’s own brother
No walls around me, no ceiling in sight
Just the crackle of the fire in the middle of the night.
[Chorus]
Step by step where the wild things grow
Following where the rivers want to go
By the hidden lake and the mountain peak
Finding the words that I didn't dare speak
In the rustle of leaves and the open sky
A wandering soul under the eagle’s eye.
[Outro]
The river keeps moving, and so do I
Under the vast and the endless sky
Just a man on a path, finally free
In the heart of the wild, where I’m meant to be.
(Fade out with the sound of footsteps on gravel)
[build- up et snare]
the long way home ...
(the long way home )
The long way home !
[drop]
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