Paul Koss - A Long Way Home Lyrics

That new bike's really flying, you can hear the tires sing
He's almost twelve years old, he thinks it's time he stretched his wings
So he's ridden out past Wexford, but the rain's come rolling in
Now he's turned back around but he know's he'll be soaked right to the skin
Cause it's a long way home
It's a long way home

It's the last game of the season, his team was down by one
The pitch comes sailing in, he just closed his eyes and swung
And that ball went flying further than he'd ever seen before
Now he's rounding third and running fast but he's not sure if he can score
'Cause it's a long way home
It's a long way home

But now bicycles and baseball games are a long time gone away
Somewhere along the line we lose the games we used to play
We're running from the moment of that morning coffee cup
'Cause deadlines and decisions take the place of "batter up"

"These meetings last forever" he heard somebody say
Outside that office window waits a glorious summer's day
And he wonders how he got so far from things he used to love
Like a new bike in the summer rain and a worn out baseball glove
But it's a long way home
It's a long way home