A Road Too Long

Intro: Verse It was a long time coming, but plain to see When I held his shaking hand, he couldn't look at me He said something about losing, losing the will to go on He looked off into the distance, I knew his mind had gone Verse He lights a candle, it has a soft kind of glow He's scared of the dark, but he won't let nobody know 'Cause when the midnight demons are creeping through the night He knows they'll get to him when he's run out of fight Was it trying to get it right that made it wrong? Or was it just a road that went on way too long? Too long, too long, too long Verse He searches for words, but the words disappear He talks so quietly, you move closer to hear He's looking for answers, but you don't know what to say Just help him through the night into another day Instrumental Verse He's falling over the edge of the abyss Holding on and reaching out and hoping he won't miss I say, "Grab a-hold of something, something beautiful and true Someday the world is going to smile for you" Was it trying to get it right that made it wrong? Or was it just a road that went on way too long? Too long, too long, too long Outro