Very fast strumming. Intro: --- Verse 1: You're no longer seventeen And life it ain't no movie screen Bullet doesn't seem so mean no more Now you're standing at the dance No one taught you 'bout romance Taking second glances at the door Chorus: It's a long way home You see the finish line Gets further all the time It's a long way home You're on your own You're all alone Verse 2: St. Peter sitting at the bar Whiskey sour, big cigar He don't care which kind of harm you feed on He's sitting with St. Augustine Bleeding heart of Grenadine He don't even know which side he's on Chorus Verse 3: Now you're at the pearly gates Reminding Peter of the stakes He swears he's never bet the ace of hearts You try to learn right from wrong In church you sing the gospel song They were stringing you along from the start Chorus x2