How Many Songs Till I Get Home — текст песни (The Waterboys)

I`ve got a hard road ahead of me
and a battlefield behind
I`ve got a heavy load on top of me
that`s mine and only mine
I can`t go running to nobody
solicitating help
I gotta walk a mile and then a mile
and walk it by myself
Ain`t no ride on offer
Ain`t no easy way
Damn these blues, grease my shoes,
speed me on my way

Lord, how many songs till I get home ?
How many songs till I get home ?
How many rights ? How many wrongs ?
How many songs till I get home ?
Distance unidentified...destiny unknown
How many songs till I get home ?

The devil came to dinner
said he`d been shipwrecked
spit was forming at his mouth
and running down his neck
He beat upon the table
he piped upon a pipe
He cursed in broken english
then he tried to pick a fight
He summoned me to side with him
said I had no choice
When he left I smelt his breath
and I recognized his voice

Lord, how many songs till I get home ?
How many songs till I get home ?
How many rights ? How many wrongs ?
How many songs till I get home ?
Distance unidentified...destiny unknown
How many songs till I get home ?

From the High King of Glory
to the lone abandoned child
everybody has a story
everybody walks a mile
I`ve told you mine already
I`ll tell you just one more
about a son of ancient Israel
You heard his name before
He was suckled in a stable
nailed upon a cross
Before he died he gave a cry
and this is what it was...

Lord, how many songs till I get home ?
How many songs till I get home ?
How many rights ? How many wrongs ?
How many songs till I get home ?
Distance unidentified...destiny unknown
How many songs till I get home ?