Demun Jones - The Long Way lyrics

Pack a bag you can tote or drag
You ain't returning no time soon
Not until every corner's swept and
You've collected every clue
Find yourself lost in the
Dark in unfamiliar parts
Stay grateful because you have the light in
Your mind and within your heart
As the great journey starts stay
Focused on your steps
Cause with each one a lesson's learned and
It pulls you from the depths
Ignore those little voices
The ones that echo in your head
Those evil tones won't lead you home
They'll haunt you until the next

I never was an overnight success
My dreams outran the darkness when I slept
It's been the long way for me and
In the end we'll finally see
Take me home every day I pray
I took the long way
I took the long way, oh the long way
Heartaches and pain through my
Lifetime has shown me
Judgements not my place
You can see it on a sinner's face
And when I finish the race know
I took the long way

The Devil came down to Georgia
I spun him and sent him back
Cause gambling here's illegal, son
And my soul's still in tact
The bag is packed for what lies ahead
And you don't scare me at all
But nothing does and that's all because
I'm not afraid of the fall
The signs they show me where to turn
So I don't need a map
I'm armed with faith in a sinful place
As I wander through the traps

Everything I ever needed has
Fallen in my hands
Food to eat and a bed to sleep in
A roof up over my head
Never took for granted all
The seeds I planted
And the time it took to grow
It's the long way or the wrong way
We all reap what we sow

I never was an overnight success
My dreams outran the darkness when I slept
It's been the long way for me and
In the end we'll finally see
Take me home every day I pray
I took the long way
I took the long way, oh the long way
Heartaches and pain through my
Lifetime has shown me
Judgements not my place
You can see it on a sinner's face
And when I finish the race know
I took the long way

Everything I ever needed has
Fallen in my hands
Fallen in my hands
Everything I ever needed has
Fallen in my hands
Food to eat, a bed to sleep in
And a roof above my head

Lord, please protect me in this dark place
So I can provide for my family
And keep them safe

Everything I ever needed has
Fallen in my hands
Everything I ever needed has
Fallen in my hands
It's the long way or the wrong way
We all reap what we sow