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Long Way to Go

from Hard as Nails by Alex MacDonald

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Sometimes you know that you have a long journey to make in life before you reach your desired destination.

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LONG WAY TO GO

As a child, your world was bounded by trees
Soft needles of pinewoods and moss on your knees
Your horizon was formed by mountain and hill
The Irishman, Morven and the Child’s Seat to fill

You’re going to go far and there’s far to go
Beyond the horizon where the rivers flow
A long way to go, a wide world to roam
A long way to go before you get home

Sheep in the snow fed on hay and on straw
Green smell of the earth just after the thaw
Your father was ploughing with a horse-drawn plough
And cutting the peats way out on the flough

You’re going to go far and there’s far to go
Beyond the horizon where the rivers flow
A long way to go, a wide world to roam
A long way to go before you get home

The kettle was singing and your mother was too
She welcomed old Ram the pedlar Hindu,
A van-man or a shepherd, a lady or a toff
It would be all the same if it was Khrushchev

You’re going to go far and there’s far to go
Beyond the horizon where the rivers flow
A long way to go, a wide world to roam
A long way to go before you get home

But the three Rs were calling for you and for me
The railway, the river and the road to the sea
See the steam coming for miles down the track
If you got on that train would you ever come back?

You’re going to go far and there’s far to go
Beyond the horizon where the rivers flow
A long way to go, a wide world to roam
A long way to go before you get home

Per mare per terras, and labyrinthine ways
You’ve crossed the lines, caused eyebrows to raise
The light’s full of clour, only the dark’s monochrome
But there’s a far green country that’s calling you home

You’re going to go far and there’s far to go
Beyond the horizon where the rivers flow
A long way to go, a wide world to roam
A long way to go before you get home

© Alex J MacDonald

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from Hard as Nails, released November 19, 2021
Alex MacDonald - vocals and rhythm guitar
Rob MacDonald - drums
Phil Onslow - bass
Cailean Morison - piano, organ and backing vocals
Donald Forsyth - lead guitar
Olivia Ross - fiddle

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Alex MacDonald Edinburgh, UK

Grew up in Kildonan Strath, Sutherland, where I loved the psalms and hymns and the old folk songs my father had learned from his drover grand uncle.Went on to Cash, the Clancys and Corries, Tom Paxton and Dylan. Started playing guitar and writing songs in my teens, but only started recording this century with my rock band sons! Either solo or with my band, I've played all over Scotland. ... more

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