(Gentle
acoustic
guitar
picking,
soft
rhythmic
percussion)
Oh,
the
road
is
long
when
the
shadows
fall
Chico
knows
the
weight,
standing
by
the
wall
They
come
when
the
sun
shines
bright
But
leave
when
you’
re
walking
through
the
darkest
night
I
look
at
the
life
I’
ve
lived,
the
path
I’
ve
had
to
tread
With
the
memories
of
my
loved
ones,
the
words
that
remain
unsaid
TJ,
my
husband,
you
are
missed
within
my
soul
Regina,
my
mother,
you
left
a
space
that’
s
hard
to
fill,
a
hole
My
son
Aaron
Taulo,
gone
too
soon
from
sight
My
sister
Charity,
I
reach
for
you
in
the
middle
of
the
night
The
pain
is
deep,
it
cuts
like
a
blade
of
steel
Only
those
who
walk
this
path
know
how
to
truly
feel
Abantu,
they
run
away
when
the
problems
start
to
grow
They
hide
their
faces,
they
act
like
they
don't
know
But
when
the
momentum
builds
and
you
stand
up
on
your
feet
They
come
back
smiling,
standing
on
your
street
Like
nothing
happened,
like
they
were
by
your
side
When
the
tears
were
falling
and
there
was
nowhere
left
to
hide
I
see
you,
Justin
Jnr,
Lusa
Taulo,
and
Jamiel
T
You
are
the
strength,
the
reason
that
I
have
to
be
To
my
brother
Aaron,
you
reached
out
a
helping
hand
To
my
sister
Clara,
you
helped
me
find
the
land
When
I
was
drowning
in
the
ocean
of
my
grief
You
stood
by
me,
you
gave
me
the
sweet
relief
People
are
fickle,
they
turn
with
the
changing
wind
They
count
the
loss,
but
they
never
count
the
sinned
Abantu,
they
run
away
when
the
problems
start
to
grow
They
hide
their
faces,
they
act
like
they
don't
know
But
when
the
momentum
builds
and
you
stand
up
on
your
feet
They
come
back
smiling,
standing
on
your
street
Like
nothing
happened,
like
they
were
by
your
side
When
the
tears
were
falling
and
there
was
nowhere
left
to
hide
There
is
hope
in
the
morning,
there
is
life
in
the
dawn
Even
when
the
heavy
curtains
of
the
heart
are
drawn
I’
m
rising
up,
Chico
Musonda,
standing
tall
and
true
I
see
the
fake,
I
see
the
ones
I’
m
walking
through
This
hardship
is
a
lesson,
a
fire
to
refine
the
gold
To
the
ones
who
stayed,
your
story
will
be
told
Abantu,
they
run
away
when
the
problems
start
to
grow
They
hide
their
faces,
they
act
like
they
don't
know
But
when
the
momentum
builds
and
you
stand
up
on
your
feet
They
come
back
smiling,
standing
on
your
street
Like
nothing
happened,
like
they
were
by
your
side
When
the
tears
were
falling
and
there
was
nowhere
left
to
hide
I
am
moving
forward
now,
no
looking
back
again
I
found
the
grace
to
heal,
I
found
the
strength
within
Thank
you
to
the
ones
who
stayed,
who
kept
the
light
alive
We
are
here,
we
are
moving,
we
will
survive (
Soft
guitar
fade)
Yes,
we
survive.