You grew up and you moved away
Across a foreign see
And what was left was what was kept
Thats what you gave to me
[Chorus:]
You thought you left it all behind
You thought youd up and gone
When all you did was figure out
How to take the long way home
The southern rain was heavy
Almost heavy as your heart
A cavalcade of strangers came
To tear your world apart
The bells of old Saint Marys
And now the cling of charcoal hill
And you took the old religion folk
I wont be home again
[Chorus 2x:]
You thought you left it all behind
You thought youd up and gone
When all you did was figure out
How to take the long way home
The long way home...