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[Intro]
This is a prayer for my country
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Last night I stood at your doorstep
Trying to figure out what went wrong
You just slipped somethin' into my palm
Then you were gone
I could smell the same deep green of summer
Above me the same night sky was glowin'
In the distance I could see the town where I was born
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
A long walk home
[Verse 2]
In town I passed Sal's Grocery
Barbershop on South Street
I looked into their faces
They were all rank strangers to me
The veterans' hall high up on the hill
Stood silent and alone
The diner was shuttered and boarded
With a sign that just said "gone"
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
[Bridge]
Here everybody has a neighbor
Everybody has a friend
Everybody has a reason to begin again
[Verse 3]
My father said, "Son, we're lucky in this town
It's a beautiful place to be born
It just wraps its arms around you
Nobody crowds you, nobody goes it alone
You know that flag flying over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone
Who we are, what we'll do, and what we won't"
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Come on
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Oh, yes, it is
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
Written by: Bruce Springsteen

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