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A Long Way from Home
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A Long Way from Home
By Scott Jeffrey
Copyright 2003
There’s a thousand miles stretched out behind me.
There’s a thousand more till San Antoine.
I got your letter in my pocket to remind me
That you’ll be gone by the time that I get home.
I’m a long way from home
Out here on my own
On a long and lonesome highway
Feeling lost and all alone
Sittin’ here on this Greyhound bus
I can’t get my mind off us
And these small towns just remind me
I’m a long long way from home.
I watched my dreams fade to gray in Nashville
Playing empty clubs and nameless bars.
Went flat broke near Golden Colorado
Spent a few cold nights just sleepin’ neath the stars.
REPEAT CHORUS
(BRIDGE)
I know you’ve never understood this thing inside me.
That could drive a man to risk most anything.
But it’s not hard to understand the light that guides me.
It’s just anyone who’ll listen to me sing.
Wrote a song ‘bout you from words I’d left unspoken
Pawned my guitar so I could buy the fare
I’m coming home to fix the things I’ve broken
I guess there’s just some things that words cannot repair
I’m a long way from home
Out here on my own
On a long and lonesome highway
Feeling lost and all alone
Sitting here on this greyhound bus
Can’t get my mind off us
All these small towns just remind me
I’m a long long way from home.
REPEAT CHORUS
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Lyrics Credits: Scott Jeffrey
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Music Credits: Scott Jeffrey
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Producer Credits: Al Biela
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Performance Credits: Vocals: Scott Jeffrey, Robin Cazavilan Guitars: Al Biela, Scott Jeffrey
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Short Song Description:
Written for anyone who sacrificed everything to pursue a dream that never came to fruition.
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Song Length: 4:00
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Primary Genre: Folk-Country
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Secondary Genre: Country-Contemporary
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Tempo: Medium Slow (91 - 110)
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Lead Vocal: Male Vocal
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Subject Matter 1: Regret
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Mood 1: Moving
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Mood 2: Poignant
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Similar Artist 1: Willie Nelson
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Similar Artist 2: Harry Chapin
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Language: English
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Era: 2000 and later
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