Mighty Long Road (song)

It’s a mighty long road that I’m traveling
From the great unknown to the ocean’s shore
I left my home in the green, green valley
To be a witness unto the poor

I met a man with a dozen children
He worked so hard just to keep ’em fed
But there’s no more jobs in the land of plenty
And sometimes he wishes they were dead

I saw a woman in chains of fire
She did not cry but I heard her speak
She said “I am bound here by the world’s desire
And all my strength has made me weak”

It’s a mighty long road that I’m traveling…

I watched a family march in circles
They carried the future on their backs
Seems like they’d been there forever
And all they knew was all they lacked

Then I saw something that could not be human
Animal, vegetable or machine
It had no eyes but it heard me coming
And said “My name is MONEY and I need your greed”

It’s a mighty long road that I’m traveling
From the great unknown to the ocean’s shore
I left my home in the green, green valley
To be a witness unto the poor

(1997)

……………………

o sunlight
sound your spell
surround her waking hell

with sunlight
sweet to smell

surround her waking hell

when she wakes up in the morning
she wakes up in hell
she doesn’t feel well

when she goes out in the evening
she goes out in hell
she doesn’t look well

o sunlight…

(1986)