A Long Way from Home - Joe Sample

Bought a one way ticket On a train Beadin' out of this one horse town Ain't too sure where I'm goin' I see the faces Of the children living out on the streets Lord knows I'm thankful I had my family to care for me 'Cause everyday now This road gets longer on by the mile, my life rolls onward My soul grows tired Nowhere to run to Lord Nowhere to hide Ain't got no money Man, I gave up on pride So where are you going, tell me I'd like to know Cause I'm a long way away from home Lonely feelings Lord, they lay by my side Most every night, I don't know why They seem to haunt me I feel the traces Of the memories etched upon my soul As my nights grow longer And my days grow old Nowhere to run to lord Nowhere to hide Ain't got no money Man, I gave up on pride So where are you going, tell me I'd like to know 'Cause I'm a long way away from home Lord, I'm a long way from home

I was coming home, in a yellow bus But the bus broke down, and stranded us Coming home in a yellow bus But the bus broke down and stranded us It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I hopped a train, coming down the line The caboose came loose, I got left behind Hopped a train coming down the line The caboose came loose I got left behind It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I found a boat, by the riverbank But we hit a rock, and it promptly sank Found a boat by the riverbank But we hit a rock and it promptly sank It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I got picked up, by a submarine But they left me off, in the Phillipines Got picked up by a submarine But they left me off in the Phillipines It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay So they threw me out, of the cargo bay Took a jet but I couldn't pay So they threw me out of the cargo bay It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Oh my parachute, kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree, on the neighbor's farm Parachute kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree on the neighbor's farm It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe And I had to walk, back home to you Jumped a horse but it threw a shoe And I had to walk back home to you It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I'm sorry mom, that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold, and I made you wait Sorry mom that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold and I made you wait It's just a long, long, long, long, long way home