Long Road To Heaven/Another Day

Long Road To Heaven - c. 1999 jayjohnsonmusic.com

I fought a losing battle with the demons of my past
I hear the snakes begin to rattle. I might have seen my last.
They’re hiding in the grass - that’s growing in the cracks of a broken heart.

A lonely man at the end of Lonely Street
I’ve done played my hand to the dealers at my feet.
They’re waiting in the grass - that’s growing in the cracks of a broken heart.

It’s a long road to heaven - when you’re standing down at the gates of hell.
I’m putting my faith in a lucky seven...
That never shows his face and lately I’m thinking it’s just as well.

I spin the tale of a bottle that robbed me of my prime
With my hands still on the throttle of this freight train in my mind...
That’s rusting in the grass - that’s growing in the cracks of a broken heart.

I tried to find a lover and I tried to find a friend
But the search is never over when you’re near the end...
You just lay down in the grass - that’s growing in the cracks of a broken heart.

Another Day - c. 1999 jayjohnsonmusic.com

A heartache wind chills me to the bone
I can’t pretend I’ve never been alone
The ocean is my Savior
When I can’t find my way home

Another day is at hand
A trip to a foreign land
A ship in the eye of a sailor
Searching for a friend

A tender hand heals a broken heart
A lonesome man falls right from the start
The lover is the victim
When the Hunter hits the mark

Another day is at hand
A trip to a foreign land
A kill in the eye of a predator
Searching for a friend

An empty page magnifies the stain
The teardrops make the colors from the pain
The canvas is my shelter
When the memories make the rain

Another day is at hand
A trip to a foreign land
A picture in the eye of a painter
Searching for a friend

Another day is at hand
A trip to a foreign land
A song in the heart of a singer
Searching for a friend