Lyrics

LONG WAY 'ROUND

IN LIFES GRAND BUT SIMPLE SCHEME
YOU MAKE YOUR WAY ALONE
ALONG THE WAY YOU STUMBLE AND YOU FALL
YOU PICK YOURSELF BACK UP AGAIN
HEADED FOR THAT RAINBOWS END
YOU KNOW ITS JUST BEYOND ANOTHER WALL
EVERYTHING?S JUST RIGHT
THEN EVERYTHINGS SO WRONG
HOW CAN WE BE SURE INSIDE
OF ANYTHING AT ALL

CHORUS
SO YOU TAKE THE LONG WAY 'ROUND
TO FIND YOUR SOLID GROUND
AND FACE EACH NEW DAY ONE BY ONE
WHEN YOU TAKE THE LONG WAY 'ROUND
TRUE HARMONIES ABOUND
AND YOU CAN SOAR AMONG THE CLOUDS
YOU FIND THE SHORTEST COURSE
BETWEEN THE DISTANT STARS
WHEN YOU TAKE THE LONG, LONG, WAY AROUND

WHEN YOU THINK THERES NOTHING LEFT
TO KEEP YOU HANGING ON
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO RISE AND MEET THE DAWN
YOU SEE THE WORLD AWAKENING
WHAT HOPE THE NEW DAYS SUN CAN BRING
SERENITY WILL FILL YOU FROM WITHIN
LIFE IS BORN ANEW
AND LOVE WILL FILL YOU TOO
YOU'LL FIND THAT ITS A BRIGHTER WORLD
AND LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL





LONG WAY 'ROUND (cont'd)




CHORUS
SO YOU TAKE THE LONG WAY 'ROUND
TO FIND YOUR SOLID GROUND
AND FACE EACH NEW DAY ONE BY ONE
WHEN YOU TAKE THE LONG WAY 'ROUND
TRUE HARMONIES ABOUND
AND YOU CAN SOAR AMONG THE CLOUDS
YOU FIND THE SHORTEST COURSE
BETWEEN THE DISTANT STARS
WHEN YOU TAKE THE LONG, LONG, WAY AROUND

YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN THE LONG WAY 'ROUND
YOU'RE WALKING IN THE CLOUDS
YOUR FEET ARE FIRMLY OFF THE GROUND
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO
YOU'RE CLOSER TO THE TRUTH
YOU'VE SEEN THE WORLD
FROM INSIDE OUT
AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
JUST KNOWING LOVE IS TRUTH
CAN MAKE LIFE WORTH
THE LONG LONG WAY AROUND

© Music: Chiharu Matsuyama
Lyrics: Jim Cantale