Long Way From Home

 -7   6  6  -6   -5  -5  6     -5  -5  5<br />Held on to hope like a noose, like a rope<br /> -7  6   6  6 -6  -5  -5 6  -5 -5  5<br />God and medicine take no mercy on him<br /> -6  -5    -5   5    5    -7    -6  -6   6<br />Poisoned his blood, and burned out his throat<br /> -6 7 -6  6  -5<br />Enough is enough, <br /> -6  -5  -6   6  -5    5<br />He's a long way from home<br /><br />Days of my youth wasted on a selfish fool<br />Who ran for the hills from the hand you were dealt<br />I flew far away, as far as I could go<br />Your time is running out<br />And I'm a long way from home<br /><br />Laid up in bed, you were laid up in bed<br />Holding the pain like you're holding your breath<br />I prayed you could sleep, sleep like a stone<br />You're right next to me<br />But you're a long way from home<br /><br />Hospital gowns never fit like they should<br />We yelled at the nurse, didn't do any good<br />More morphine, the last words you moaned<br />At last I was sure<br />That you weren't far away from home