The Long Way Down the Hill

Lyrics

We took the long way down the hill
With the windows rolled halfway
Your grey hair blowing, the radio low
And nowhere we had to be today

You used to drive me to the school
With toast crumbs on the seat
Now I take the wheel, and you point the way
To every field and street

Oh the long way down the hill
Is the way I want to go
Past the hedgerows and the old church wall
Where the evening light hangs low
Thank you for the roads you've shown me
For the hands that held me still
We've got all the time in the world, my friend
On the long way down the hill

You name the farms and the families
Who lived there long ago
I hold each name like a lantern
Walking slowly, soft and slow

Gratitude is a quiet thing
It rides along beside
Not a word, just a nod at the gate
And the open road wide

Oh the long way down the hill
Is the way I want to go
Past the hedgerows and the old church wall
Where the evening light hangs low
Thank you for the roads you've shown me
For the hands that held me still
We've got all the time in the world, my friend
On the long way down the hill

The long way down
The long way down the hill