Long days, come alive    I take it in through my eyes    Long days of paper tigers    They ate all the words of the wise       Now my spirit and bones take me    Straight to a fork in the road    Now my spirit and bones take me    Somewhere I've never known       And if I face indecision    Don't let me face it alone    Just take me straight to Virginia    Back to the faces of home       Long days, fade away    I take it in through my eyes    Sometimes survival's the milestone    Electrified like a lightning tree       Take these spirit and bones    And catapult from the ground    What doesn't throw you or burn you    Will surely turn you around       But if I face indecision    Don't let me face it alone    Just take me straight to Virginia    Back to the places I know    And if I face indecision    Don't let me face it alone    Just take me straight to Virginia    Back to the faces of home       Long days, come alive    I face the trail of Old Lonesome Pine    I catch a glimpse, flickers of brilliance    Straight ahead for what's left behind       Long days, fade away    I hope to see them again    Sometimes survival's the milestone    I may get lost    But I will know where I've been    Know where I've been    I know where I am right now