James


Hampton

Home

THE LONG WAY
We've seen the golden sunset
Sliding down the Taj Mahal
We've felt the distant thunder
Tremble near the Wailing Wall
We're lost in ancient history
Two Gypsies on the road

We've come the long way
To get to what we know
We've come the long way
Still a life to go
So let the music play
Dance me nice and slow
We've come the long way
Coming, coming home

Malaysian nights still haunt me
Tempt me with their sweet perfume
The lights of Cairo call
Reflecting from the Pharoah's tomb
We come from ancient history
Moving on and on

We've come the long way
To get to what we know
We've come the long way
Still a life to go
So let the music play
Dance me nice and slow
We've come the long way
Coming, coming home

Our past is filled with roaming
Moving hand to hand
Take me in your arms and hold me
Tell me I won't be lonely
You're my Promised Land

We've come the long way
To get to what we know
We've come the long way
Still a life to go
So let the music play
Dance me nice and slow
We've come the long way
Coming, coming home


James Hampton: music, arrangement


Pat Pattison: lyrics


Carl Schubert: production/engineer


The Long Way