Long Haul

Duration

5:03

Description

Lyrics

Long Haul (Effron White) He pulls into Waco it’s Saturday night He finds a little bar and parks his big rig out back He buys a shot of whiskey and a cold Fat Tire It’s been a long haul. He engages the bartender in big small talk How he learned to shift gears before he learned how to walk He shakes a cigarette from a crumpled Camel pack It dangles from his lip as he strikes his last match Then he takes a long draw as his eyelids fall And the smoke ring he blows floats toward the back wall CHORUS: It’s been a long haul Long haul He says his whole life has been like that smoke ring Slowly drifting down and disintegratin’ His ex took the baby when he was home on a binge They’re somewhere up north he ain’t seen ‘em since then Got a letter from that thirty year old kid the other day Said she googled him up she’d like to meet him someday He drops an ash in his empty shot glass Like one of many bridges he burned in his past Shoulda quit the cancer sticks a long time ago But it’s too late now they’ve taken their toll Might live six months if I’m lucky I guess Doc says I’d better wrap up all my business CHORUS: It’s been a long haul Long haul Bridge: I’ve been on the road now since I was eighteen Nicotined and caffeined and dropping Visine I’m fifty-four now and I can’t stand to see Where three million miles has finally brought me CHORUS: It’s been a long haul Long haul INTRUMENTAL BREAK… He grinds his cigarette butt in the bottom of the glass Drinks up his beer and says I better get off my ass I’ve got someone to meet that I’d like to get to know Hey, Buddy…Got a match?… I’m headin’ up that road CHORUS: I’ve got a long haul Long haul It’s been a long haul Long haul ©2009 Sticker Freak Music (BMI)