The Longest Walk

Boot prints in the gravel

Ash stuck to my throat

Every step is heavy

Like I’m dragging broken hope

Breath burns

Sky tilts

Mouth tasting old regret

Every mile behind me

Still ain’t killed me yet

This is the longest walk I’ve ever known

Every scar a stone I carry home

If the road runs out

I’ll crawl alone

This is the longest walk

But I’m not turning

I’m not turning

Sun’s gone

Still I’m moving

Street signs fade to black

Voices in the rear view

Keep begging me come back

Knuckles white on nothing

Just air and will and pain

If all I’ve got is forward

Then forward I’ll remain (yeah)

This is the longest walk I’ve ever known

Every scar a stone I carry home

If the road runs out

I’ll crawl alone

This is the longest walk

But I’m not turning

I’m not turning

One more step

On shattered ground

One more breath

I choke it down

Say my name

When I’m too weak to talk (hey!)

Let the shame

Fuel the fire in the stalk

This is the longest walk I’ve ever known

Every scar a stone I carry home

If the road runs out

I’ll crawl alone

This is the longest walk

This is the longest walk

But I’m not turning

I’m not turning back