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THE ROAD

(T. Beechey)



The road only goes a little bit farther, just up the hill and around the bend

You can keep on going, but why even bother? All that awaits you is a dead end



I've watched them come, all different ages

Each with a plan and a head full of dreams

And as they passed through each of life's stages

One by one, they grew out their seams

That footprint that you're about to step in?

A traveler came through the other day

The puddle's his tears that he wept in

When he realized he ran out of way



The road only goes a little bit farther, just up the hill and around the bend

You can keep on going, but why even bother? All that awaits you is a dead end



So many promises --- each one greater

Just needing one chance to be fulfilled

And as each sooner turned to later

Each one's hopes were silently stilled

Do you see that shadow along the trail?

The one where sunlight does not shine?

That's another traveler whose journey failed

And I know it well because it's mine



The road only goes a little bit farther, just up the hill and around the bend

You can keep on going, but why even bother? All that awaits you is a dead end



I was like you, ready and eager

To take on the world and leave my mark

Buit I came to see my efforts were meager

So here I stand alone in the dark

I watched them come, all different ages

Each with a clear destination in mind

And all that remains are unfinished pages

For the next passerby to find



The road only goes a little bit farther, just up the hill and around the bend

You can keep on going, but why even bother? All that awaits you is a dead end