Long promised road — Beach Boys
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From: Peter Eybert [[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 1998 9:01 AM
Long Promised Road
Written by Carl Wilson/Jack Rieley Performed by the Beach Boys From "Surf's up", 1971
So hard to answer future's riddle When ahead is seeming so far behind So hard to laugh a child-like giggle When the tears start to torture my mind So hard to shed the life of before To let my soul automatically soar
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me C Dm7 F/D# F9 F6/9 F7 F7/C Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Sew up the wounds of evolution And the now starts to get in my way So what if life's a revelation If the mind speaks of only today So real, the pain of growing in soul Of climbing up to reality's goal
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Long promised road, trail starts at dawn Em7 Am Asus Am Am9 Carries on to the season's ending Long promised road, flows to the source, Em7 Am Asus Am Em7/H Gentle force, never ending, never ending
So hard to lift the jeweled sceptre When the weight turns a smile to a frown So hard to drink of passion nectar When the taste of life's holding me down So hard to plant the seed of reform To set my sights on defeating the storm
So I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah
Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down I'd love to see you I'd love to see you I'd love to see you I'd love to see you I'd love to see you I'd love to see you