Long Way Back Home — текст песни (Gordon Lightfoot)

From the railhead to the boatyard
From the factory to the farm
From the mines to the millhouse
I`ve weathered the storm
From the bar room to the bedpost
I`ve wasted my days
All I have is my drink
And the time left to think
While time slips away
Just look at my face
As you tell me goodbye
You`ll see what I`m after
By the look in my eye
Just walk away
And leave me alone
It`s a long way back home

Now in case you should ask me
What it is that I`ve done
Well I say I`m a soldier
Who once had a son
But my son doesn`t know me
That`s his right to choose
Oh say can you see
My best friend is me
I`m a friend I could use

Just look at my face
As you tell me goodbye
You`ll see what I`m after
By the look in my eye
Just walk away
And leave me alone
It`s a long way back home

Now the pages have faded
The story grows cold
And the plot falls to ashes
Like the ruins of old
Those rats in my rafters
They`re after my shoes
And anything else
They can find on the shelf
I`ve said they could use

Just look at my face
As you tell me goodbye
You`ll see what I`m after
By the look in my eye
Just walk away
And leave me alone
It`s a long way back home
It`s a long way back home