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by Richard Thompson


Walking The Long Miles Home 

        
Oh the last bus has gone or maybe I'm wrong
        
It just doesn't exist 
        
And the words that flew between me and you
          
I must be crossed off your list 

                                                   
So I'm walking the long miles home, I don't mind losing you
                         
In fact I feel better each step of the way
                             
In the dark I rehearse all the right things to say
                                    
I'll be home, I'll be sober by break of day
                          
Walking the long miles home

Not a soul is around as I put more ground
Between me and you
And the whole town's asleep or maybe they're deep 
In the old "voulez vous"

So I'm walking the long miles home and I don't mind losing you
Got the moon there for company each step of the way
And the rhythm in my shoes keep the blues all away
When you ride Shanks's Pony you don't have to pay
Walking the long miles home

Oh the party was grand but I hadn't quite planned 
On staying so long
And while you accused me, the hours confused me 
And my friends had all gone

So I'm walking the long miles home and I don't mind losing you
Ah there's nobody out but the cop on the beat
He's snoring so loud I don't hear my feet
I just laugh to myself and move off down the street
Walking the long miles home
I'm walking the long miles home
Oh walking the long miles home




by: José Duarte