Long Stretch of Lonesome

(Tony Arata - Gary Scruggs)



Never mind the struggle never mind these tears I cry

Through it all I will stay humble as I keep a watchful eye

For that sweeter change of fortune that's closer now than it's been

Where the memories that haunt me are gonna someday be my friend

When that long stretch of lonesome comes to an end.



On some crazy river but I still have control

And I will not surrender I'll stay true to heart and soul

There's a sea of love awaiting down at the river's end

There I'll drown my sorrows and there I'll live again

When that long stretch of lonesome comes to an end.



Oh when that long stretch of lonesome finally comes to an end

My heart belonging to someone it'll never be longing again

And the shadows that have dogged me since I can't remember when

Finally give quarter to the sunlight on my skin

When that long stretch of lonesome comes to an end.



--- Instrumental ---



And the shadows that have dogged me

Since I can't remember when

Finally give quarter to the sunlight on my skin

When that long stretch of lonesome

When that long stretch of lonesome

When that long stretch of lonesome comes to an end...