We drove north to the river in the mountains,

Holding on and hoping for a lie when we got cold,

Then my belongings brought the devil's reins upon us,

I lied to you, I lied to you, I'll never be the same.

I fake but I don't break,

In the night when lonely,

I'm taking the long way down.

In the car we drove away,

We watched the clouds snake,

I'm taking the long way down.

Within terms of beauty I saw gold that lay before me,

The sky between the leaves as I did lay and barely sleep,

Then my surroundings became more than just the mountains,

A gift laid at my feet and all the power to take and eat

I fake but I don't break,

In the night when lonely,

I'm taking the long way down.

In the car we drove away,

We watched the clouds snake,

I'm taking the long way down.

Brother I don't need you now, I'm heading down, to the ancient gates of old.

Brothers we don't need you now, we're heading down, as the fall covers the stone,

And we write our names in light.

Brothers we don't need you know, I'm heading down,

to the ancient gates of old, and I never know what it will be.

Oh heaven help me now, we're coming up and we're free from all the scars

and its done babe and we're free but we never found a way

And I know not what I have done, but I have found enlightening from which it comes,

I know how and I know why, I know heaven's going to make me go.