Long Shadow

Well, I'll tell you one thing that I know
You don't face your demons down, you gotta grapple 'em, Jack, and pin 'em to the ground

The devil may care, maybe God, he won't
You better make sure you check on the dos and the don'ts

Crawl up a mountain to reach where the eagles fly
To show you a glimpse from the mountain top where the soul of the muse might rise

And if you put it all together, you won't have to look around
You know you cast a long shadow on the ground

Then one day I could tell my tracks
By the holes in the soles of my shoes
And that's the day I said I'm gonna make the news

And fallen back in the garden in the days so long ago
Somewhere in the memory the sun shines on you, boy
And playing in the arroyos where the American rivers flow
From the Appalachians down to the Delta Roads

A man can't think so long, his brain could well explode
The strings running through the junctions, a king comes down the road

And if you put it all together, you won't have to look around
You know you cast a long shadow on the ground

Listen to the country, the night jar and the bell
Listen to the night stream lineup sounding like the wolves of hell
Head for the water, the waters of the cleansing spell
It was always our destination on the express of the Ne'er do wells

And we rocked through Madison's city and we didn't even know she was there
And when we hit the bumpers in Memphis Biel street didn't have no prayer
And I hear punks talk of anarchy, I hear hobo's on the railroads
I hear mutterings on the chain gangs 'cause it was those men who built the roads

And if you put it all together, you didn't even once relent
You cast a long shadow and that is your testament
Somewhere in my soul, there's always rock and roll
Yeah!