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 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

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

But it’s a long, long walk

        And it’ll be a long time ‘til I can stop

But until then, I’ll keep marching home to you

        It’s a long, long walk

        And it’ll be the longer withoutchu,

        And remember, that I think of you

        Every minute of every day

Well, I’ve heard old paw 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

But it’s a long, long walk

        And it’s getting hard, but I’m still on the way

        But I’m a man who means the things I say, I’m coming home to you

        It’s a long, long walk

        And it’ll be the longer withoutchu,

        And remember, that I think of you

        Every god-damned second of every day