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The Way: Home / Back to Life

by Matt Graham

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1.
Now I Know 00:28
I thought I could just go it alone Be fine Be someone no one knows But now I know That the darkness is cold and I can't make it without love
2.
he's coming to town he's coming on a train he's got a song in his heart it's got a new refrain he's got a melody on a baby grand he's got a bottle full of controversy in his hand his leather is wrinkled his boot bottom thin there will not be no close-up he's abolished the lens so buy a ticket to see him before he goes away he's only passing through he's coming on a train he's the one in the hat he's the one in the know he's got a brand new record out he's a seven man show he'll sing you a new one when you requested the old he'll play you a blue one when you want rock and roll he's got the voice of demon a thousand voices strong he's the chant of the legion marching marching marching marching marching marching on so buy a ticket to see him before he's in his grave he's only passing through he's coming on a train his time is not long now and his body is weak so hand in your ticket and go watch the geek
3.
our crippled steed we usher with our empty inside hands we lead him through the forest of all the questions in our heads is faith a sway-backed gelding overdue to be put down? he carried us so far now we walk him home but the walking slowed us down in slowing down we found the keys that we could not see while we were mounted high above and galloping over these knee-high fields of honesty sometimes the best choice is choosing sometimes the best move is just moving i'd like to see the best-laid plans but all the endings that i've known were those of books and songs sometimes the best choice is choosing sometimes the best move is just moving i'll keep reading right along turning these pages on and on and every moment that i'm gone i'll know the future i gotta keep moving on i gotta keep singing walking songs and every moment that i'm gone i'm one step closer to home Faith is a woman i trust faith is a way of life to which i will not soon adjust faith is a horse who needs a bullet in his head so he can learn to use his heart instead
4.
a thousand times we've gone to war we've gone all to pieces a thousand more we all fell asleep we dug to the core where we found ourselves wanting more we got drunk on that saving blood we got stuck in that pig-sty mud dad came out and there we stood come find us now we fell all to pieces we all fell asleep we're still in the fight come find us now
5.
Another Year 05:24
must i wait for you right here right now? i bear this curse and i must move at the speed of time i can't wait another year i can't wait another year i can't wait another year i can't wait for you i'll make myself a machine to take me back to you it's made of memories i hope it can get me through i can't wait another year i can't wait another year i can't wait another year i can't wait for you we travel through space at the speed of time i can't wait for you
6.
I Kept 05:48
i kept time i kept an ear to the ground i kept my head up high i kept my nose to the grind stone i kept my figure in my old age i kept a watchful eye i kept the faith i tried and i tried but i could not keep you i kept my mouth shut i kept your secrets safe i kept a watchful eye i kept up the pace i kept the bed made i kept a made up mind i kept the faith i kept a watchful eye i tried and i tried but i could not forget you no
7.
take me to the place where you grew up i'm talking about the house with all the ghosts open every single door swing wide the windows let a little light inside turn the darkness with a spade lay your secrets down on me my heart your heart two sould one life my lips your ears the truth in light we're gonna take the way home back to life it's a weak way that is strong turn the darkness with a spade lay your secrets down on me home make your home with me turn the darkness with a spade i'll take your secrets to my grave
8.
Second Floor 05:00
our bed is on the second floor i've never been to sleep before i know you had to go on up and soon so soon i'll be lying next to you i can't go up until my time arrives so i'll sit here and bide my time on the long couch in the soul of night i've got the blues the television light our bed is on the second floor i've never been to sleep before i know you had to go on up and soon so soon i'll be lying next to you i'll be lying next to the creaking stairs were calling me i swore it was your voice "baby?" was all they said it's all you ever needed to i know you're out there i want to be where i can feel your heartbeat next to mine my memory is fading i'm tired of waiting i need to rest outside of time i'll be lying next to you
9.
she left this town six months ago last summer she left us cold cause it was winter in her soul she cut me off six months prior to leaving and she drove alone cause that's exactly how she felt her mouth was sick of smiling and she was tired of all the lying cause nobody wants to hear when you're not fine we wouldn't listen when she told us she was drowning so she set sail for seas with storms that raged more like the ones inside when you don't know what to do and you don't know who you are knowing what not to do and who you're not is winning half the war she's winning half the war cause she's coming back to tell me that she's crazy she's coming back and it's the best news that i've heard she's coming back into the light that makes her darkness run and hide she's coming back in a weak way that is strong all her sisters friends are alcoholics cause alcoholics never stop being alcoholics they anniversiary sobriety alcoholics it's no excuse to drink it's just a part of who they are hello, my name is all of us and i'm a criminal and my friend she's got a mean case of ups and downs we're not proud of these we just want to be honest cause being phony nearly killed her and it ran her out of town but she's coming back to tell me that she's crazy she's coming back and it's the best news that i've heard she's coming back into the light that makes her darkness run and hide she's coming back in a weak way that is strong come on back home
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