We left one night Never to return For the glowing light Out past the burn It was all so right It was never wrong When we left the light for an evil turn Time is a ladder Up to the shine Every step we take Leads to another why And hope is the only thing That keeps us alive While we reach for the gold Long is the road There are days I know When the fires glow Seems to dim in the dark of the night And the way seems lost When you question the cost But somehow you keep reaching for the light Time is a ladder Up to the shine Every step we take Leads to another why And hope is the only thing That keeps us alive While we reach for the gold On and on we sing the song We don't know the reason for it all On and on we sing the song Till we don't see the light no more Did you find a place That you thought was safe From it all Somewhere after the light But only to find You were wrong Long is the road On and on we sing the song We don't know the reason for it all On and on we sing the song Till we don't see the light no more On and on we sing the song We don't know the reason for it all On and on we sing the song Till we don't see the light no more Long is the road I know Long is the road Long is the road I know Long is the road