Emma worked a lifetime toward her better life   She built up her shelter in the prayers of younger nights   She made hard choices; she measured every one   Somehow she carried with her what she was running from     Chorus   It's a long road that has no turn   You need a little rest to accept what you have learned   Then you will turn     Emma gave him everything and vowed to leave no scars   Still the child she loved chose the darkness of the bars   Where did she go wrong, she tries hard to recall   She has seen her love not make a difference at all     Chorus    Bridge     Leave those dreams down on the side of that road   You can stand there forever, but you can't make them get up and go   Believe me, I know     Emma walked a lifetime down that almighty road   Missing all the signposts, looking out for holes and stones   Sometimes life leaves you threadbare to the bone   And strips away every voice but the one that is your own     Chorus