One day, when the mountains shook
Your mama cried, and there you stood
Long way, long way,
long way, long way
Looking back in the picture book
So now you're here, grown and tall
But in the darkness, you still feel small
Long way, long way, long way, long way
To the light if you get a crowd
Someday you're gonna fall
Down to the bottom
with the rest of us all
And if you're alive, kid,
you and your heart
Shake like a fever, and give it all you got
Till it's gone
Wise men say you better watch your step
Am I the words that you say in your head?
It's a long way, long way,
long way, long way
You're getting fat on the way you're
fed
Now you're scared to give it up
Are you frightened that
you're not enough?
Are you satisfied with the one you got?
Or is it another cheap little rush?
Someday you're gonna fall
Down to the bottom,
with the rest of us on
And if you were alive,
then kid, you were young
Shaved like a fever, and give it all you get
To the sky
Some day you're gonna fall
Down to the bottom
with the rest of us all
And if you're alive, and kid,
and you're young
Shake like a fever, and give it all you got
Till you're gone