Long Way Around Lyrics

You got a memory of your mama

She was hanging up some laundry on the line

And you told her she was pretty

And you seen the way it almost made her cry

Now the lights here in this hallway

Are really bringing out the years and all the lines

But if you look behind the decades

You can still see your mama in her prime

The whole point of getting there is in the act of getting there

There ain't no way to pay your fare without a little pain

You can kick and scream and fuss and fight

You can rip and rage and roar all night

But there ain't no shortcut to the light, you're gonna

Have to take the long way around

Uncle Jim was in the Navy

And your mama told you stories of heroic things he did

But on the day that he turned 80

He gave away all of his medals to the kids

He said it ain't that satisfying

To have a closet full of proof that you was brave

Ah, but man, when I was flying

You know, it felt like I would never see a grave

The whole point of getting there is in the act of getting there

There ain't no way to pay your fare without a little pain

You can kick and scream and fuss and fight

You can rip and rage and roar all night

But there ain't no shortcut to the light, you're gonna

Have to take the long way around

You're gonna have to take the long way around

Take the long, long way around