Long Distance Runner (feat. B.J. Cole)

Hugging the shoulder

Moving against the flow

Not looking behind you

Like there's only one way to go

Like there's only one way to go

One foot in front of the other

At a pace of your own

There's others around you

But you're in this alone

But you're in this alone

Long distance runner, breath with your stride

Long distance runner, the road is long not wide

The road is not wide

I've passed you before here

In the September sun

You were wearing the same tee shirt

It's neck and arms now torn

It's neck and arms now torn

There's hills and there's gravel

Small barriers to endure

I drive slow beside you

As your muscles grow sore

As your muscles grow sore

Long distance runner, breath with your stride

Long distance runner, the road is not wide

The road is not wide

The magic of the morning passes through you just like the breeze

And between then and now all of us have changed like the leaves

And the ground is slippery

The sun is behind you

Your knees worn like thread

But your heart remains healthy for what lies ahead

For what lies ahead

Long distance runner, breath with your stride

Long distance runner, the road is not wide

The road is not wide