Long Way Back Home-Gordon Lightfoot

[ti:Long Way Back Home] [ar:Gordon Lightfoot] [al:Back Here On Earth] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Long Way Back Home (漫漫归程) - Gordon Lightfoot [00:04.48]Written by：Gordon Lightfoot [00:08.97]From the railhead to the boatyard [00:12.58]From the factory to the farm [00:15.56] [00:16.19]From the mines to the millhouse [00:19.43] [00:19.93]I've weathered the storm [00:22.12] [00:23.55]From the bar room to the bedpost [00:27.22]I've wasted my days [00:30.22] [00:30.87]All I have is my drink [00:32.59]And the time left to think [00:34.57]While time slips away [00:37.42] [00:38.14]Just look at my face [00:41.74]When you tell me goodbye [00:44.86] [00:45.53]You'll see what I'm after [00:48.94]By the look in my eye [00:52.12] [00:52.81]Just walk away [00:56.27]And leave me alone [00:58.66] [01:00.16]It's a long way back home [01:02.33] [01:03.80]Now in case you should ask me [01:06.83] [01:07.59]What it is that I've done [01:10.53] [01:11.06]I say I'm a soldier [01:14.85]Who once had a son [01:17.17] [01:18.40]But my son doesn't know me [01:21.67] [01:22.21]That's his right to choose [01:25.37] [01:25.99]Oh say can you see [01:27.97]My best friend is me [01:29.64]I'm a friend I can use [01:31.80] [01:33.31]Just look at my face [01:37.06]When you tell me goodbye [01:39.39] [01:40.78]You'll see what I'm after [01:44.22]By the look in my eye [01:48.05]Just walk away [01:51.65]And leave me alone [01:54.06] [01:55.54]It's a long way back home [01:57.41] [01:59.29]Now the pages have faded [02:01.38] [02:02.94]The story grows cold [02:06.37]And the plot falls to ashes [02:09.51] [02:10.03]Like the ruins of old [02:13.97]Those rats in my rafters [02:17.73]They're after my shoes [02:21.38]And anything else [02:23.22]They can find on the shelf [02:25.20]I've said they could use [02:27.42] [02:28.88]Just look at my face [02:32.56]When you tell me goodbye [02:34.90] [02:36.27]You'll see what I'm after [02:39.91]By the look in my eye [02:42.75] [02:43.56]Just walk away [02:47.14]And leave me alone [02:49.57] [02:51.10]It's a long way back home [02:53.15] [02:54.85]It's a long way back home