Long Walk
2014, Gibson Chase-Pinkney

(Verse 1)
Well, I’m a rural boy determined to
Win some cash for ma and pa and you
And free us from this hellish life
Of twelve-hour shifts and overnights
These young boys that I’m walking with
Have no experience, they’ve got no grit
There’s nothing keeping them ahead of me
But it's a

(Refrain)
Long, long walk
And it’ll be a long time ‘til we meet again
And until then, just remember what I said
It’s a long, long walk
And it’ll be the longer withoutchu,
And remember, that I think of you
Every hour of every day

(Verse 2)
Well I’ve met a couple guys from across the states
And it’s brought me to appreciate
The mix of circumstances that brought us here today
But these young boys that I’m walking with
Have no experience, They’ve got no grit
There’s nothing keeping them ahead of me

(Refrain)
-Every minute of every day
(/refrain)

(Verse 3)
Well, I’ve heard old pa talk death before,
When he was burning out traitors in the major’s war
Well, it’s one thing to be told a tale
And the other to watch them boys that fail
The wardens without grief or doubt
Give just three strikes, and then they’re out
And drag their bleeding corpses off the road

(Refrain)
-Every god-damned second of every day
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