We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

lyrics

Words and music by Ben Hunsberger
November, 2004
© 2004 Welcome Farm Music

Take a bus out of nowhere on a highway of gold
To the point of departure where no one grows old
Pack the things that you need
Get your gear stowed
Destination is so far away

Tell your kids that you're going with a kiss on the head
Show your wife extra kindness and take her to bed
She will need to be fearless
When she's fill with the dread
Of a place that is so far away

It's been a hard year, a hard road
Seems like there's nothing but gray
Destiny's changing
It's been bought and sold
Hallelujah is so far away.

You signed on the line, the decision is made
Mothers are crying for the risks you will take
And if you should die before you awake
They will pray to your god your spirit to take

It's been a hard year, a hard road
Seems like there's nothing but gray
Nowhere to pull over
To balance the load
Salvation is so far away.

It was clear to you then, not a doubt in your mind
You could step to the plate, walk the straight line
But certainty's ellusive
In these uncertain times
And the stone keeps on rolling away

It's been a hard year, a hard road
There will be no indifference today
What hangs in the balance
And what you've been told
Will weigh on your mind, will weigh on your soul.

It's been a hard year, a hard road
Seems like there's nothing but gray
Destiny's changing
It's been bought and sold
Hallelujah is so far away.

credits

from to the other shore, released December 20, 2004

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Ben Hunsberger image

Ben Hunsberger Bowdoinham

layer fresh melodies with full-bodied undertones.
fold in a little nature and politics.
season with angst, humor, and a pinch of sarcasm.
serve with plenty of volume.

contact / help

Contact Ben Hunsberger

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Ben Hunsberger, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now