the long walk

little blonde haired boy
steppin' off the bus
a bad day at school again
he's almost had enough
but a friend awaits
and she'll meet him by the road
and make the long walk easier, back home

he tried to just fit in
but the world goes by so fast
when you're lookin' out the window
the present is the past
but a friend will be there
to meet him by the road
and make the long walk easier, back home

(bridge)
and the teachers just can't understand what's wrong
what can the boy be thinking of
and why does it come out so wrong
all the tests say that his mind is strong
but he's not like all the kids who go along

he just stares out the window
while the others do their math
he doesn't want to follow
he just wants to leave the path
he only feels free
when she meets him by the road
and she makes the long walk easier back home

now there's a brown haired dog
who is waiting for her friend
she waits there for the bus
she will wait 'til it comes in
she will sit there patiently
'till he meets her by the road
and he makes the long walk easier back home


(by the way...this is a true story...written from an old memory about a good friend, my dog suzy.)

(copyright 2004 d.b. michel)