Long Walk Lyrics

Long Walk - Don Williams

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Sandman, Candyman, Jesus and Dad

A furry soft bed to hold

Puppy paws, Santa Claus, and not being bad

Believin' in what you're told

Oh, the world of a child is all black and white

And prayers are easy to say

No shades of gray cloud, wrong and right

I followed life that way

On the long walk from childhood

The long walk from childhood

Time flies, eager eyes hungry to see

Find holes in holy things

Idols fall, one and all, and truth is a cheat

That dances on puppet strings

And the soldier's gun is a mockery

Of the Sunday prayers that we prayed

Wrong is right and right is wrong

I measured life that way

On the long walk from childhood

The long walk from childhood

Answer man, Preacher man, thinker and Bum

Life is a marketplace

Hear them cry, "Will you buy? And march to my drum"

We'll save the human race

So I hum the words and I dance the tune

And change a bit every day

Find the truth where I can, if I can

Each step along the way

On the long walk from childhood

The long walk from childhood