Long Way Down Letra

wishin i could run away and hide

poured myself a stiff drink of gin
looked around that hole i’d been in
felt the old man’s whiskers
ticklin’ my fingers
as i opened the door and
pushed him aside

and it’s a long way back
its a long way down
it’s a long way
won’t get there today
but i won’t be turning around

Hailed a cab and sped up the road
to my lover’s abode
thinkin’ bout the good times
thinkin’ bout those sweet rhymes
and all those funny dreams i hold

I swept in there ready for the kill
tried to move him by the sheer force of my will
I pulled his arms around me
said, ‘ain’t ya glad you found me?’
and he just stood there, stone still

chorus

And I don’t know how long the road
don’t know how hard the right
only that I’m goin’
though I’m only knowin’
of one friend
who’ll stay by my side

Now I’m here by the northern line
and I am lost as a lone turtle dove
watching lovers kiss
in their lovers’ bliss
while that old train rattles above

chorus