It's a long road  When you're on your own  And it hurts when  They tear your dreams apart  And every new town  Just seems to bring you down  Trying to find peace of mind  Can break your heart  It's a real war  Right outside your front door I tell ya  Out where they'll kill ya  You could use a friend  Where the road is  That's the place for me  Where I'm me in my own space  Where I'm free that's the place  I wanna be  'Cause the road is long yeah  Each step is only the beginning  No breaks just heartaches  Oh man is anybody winning  It's a long road  And it's hard as hell  Tell me what do you do  To survive  When they draw first blood  That's just the start of it  Day and night you gotta fight  To keep alive  It's a long road ...