my most spun track on Spotify from my former days as The Reflectors. Written in 2008. Released in 2009 on my record Goodbye Monday Blue.
It’s all still true lol.
https://thereflectors.bandcamp.com/track/long-road-ahead
we got a long road ahead
settle down. settle back. settle in.
don’t you know that we’re gonna have to work until we’re dead?
we’ve got such a long road ahead
full of naked feelings
illumination
you know all those things you just can’t teach
but there you go again
laughing at real life
i guess that’s the way things will always be
it’s been a long slow descent
energy lost. energy found. energy spent.
you know it takes years to make an overnight collapse
it’s been a long slow descent
we got a long road ahead
don’t look down. don’t look back. don’t fit in.
let’s have the last good time with what little we got left
we got a long road ahead
screw cynicism
and useless language
you know, all those things we say instead of what we mean
but there you go again
laughing at real life
i guess that’s the way things will always be