I’m On My Way by FunhouseRadio - Zona

I’m On My Way by FunhouseRadio - Zona

Lyrics

[vocal improvisation recommended]

[Nina Simone vocal]

[Intro]

Midnight breathing through the iron

Cold wind knows me by name

Every road I ever trusted

Brought me here the same

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I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

When today won’t let me breathe

Every chain starts shaking

When I fall down on my knees

I don’t know how, I don’t know when

But I hear the river call

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

And it won’t let me fall

(won’t let me fall)

[Verse 1]

They tell me nothing here is solid

They say the sky don’t stay

So I count the names I’ve carried

Just to make it through the day

I feel a spark still breaking

Through the long and restless night

Before too long, before too long

I’ll be stepping into light

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[Chorus (lift)]

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

When today won’t let me breathe

Every chain starts shaking

When I fall down on my knees

I don’t know how, I don’t know when

But I hear the river call

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

And it won’t let me fall

(won’t let me fall)

(Optional background vocals: “hold on / hold on ”)

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[Verse 2]

They tell me every soul needs armor

They tell me every heart must bend

So I study my reflection

Like an old and wounded friend

I feel a spark still breaking

Through the long and restless night

Before too long, before too long

I’ll be stepping into light

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[Chorus]

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

When today won’t let me breathe

Every chain starts shaking

When I fall down on my knees

I don’t know how, I don’t know when

But I hear the river call

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

And it won’t let me fall

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

And it won’t let me fall

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[Verse 3]

Down the line stands a man in a borrowed coat

With a voice worn thin by blame

All day long he keeps calling out

Like fire don’t remember his name

I feel a spark still breaking

Through the long and restless night

Before too long, before too long

I’ll be stepping into light

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[Final Chorus / Outro (Gospel tag)]

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

With my hands still open wide

If freedom’s just a whisper

I can hear it testify

I don’t know how, I don’t know when

But I feel these walls give way

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

Amen, I’m on my wayyyy

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

With my hands still open wide

If freedom’s just a whisper

I can hear it testify

I don’t know how, I don’t know when

But I feel these walls give way

I’ve been holding on to tomorrow

Amen, I’m on my wayy

A-men, I’m on my wayyyy

A-men, I’m on my wayyyyy