Well nine days through one week, so much better   well, two days longer would seem so easy   We'll never know, we'll never know      August morning, a sunday morning   we both drew our guns could loose some agression   we didn't know, we didn't know      I didn't call to make your mind up,   I didn't call to say I'm sorry,   I just come to say I missed you.      The road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard road,   the road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard road   and I won't make it long...      well I don't know no other life   that's what I'm made of,   towards this challenger,   I didn't mean to hurt you, no   I didn't know, I didn't know      When I put down that phone,   should I've just spoken,    I blew up, my head was torn wide open   I should've known, I should've known      I didn't call to make your mind up   I didn't call to say I'm sorry   I just come to say I missed you      The road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard hard   The road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard road   and I won't make it long      Oh, get it on the saxophone...      I didn't call to make your mind up   I didn't call to say I'm sorry   I just come to say I missed you      Well nine days through one week, so much better   well, two days longer would seem so easy      The road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard road   The road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard road      The road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard road   The road is long, the road is hard,   well it's a long hard road   And I won't make it long