Intro: verse 1: From the railhead to the boatyard from the factory to the farm   From the mine to the mill-yard I’ve weathered the storm   From the bar room to the bedpost I’ve wasted my days   All I have is my drink and the time left to think   While the time slips away Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye   You’ll see what I’m after by the look in my eye   Just walk away and leave me alone   It’s a long way back home verse 2: Now in case you should ask me what it is that I’ve done   I say I’m a soldier who once had a son   But my son doesn’t know me that’s his right to choose   Oh say can you see my best friend is me   I’m a friend I could use Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye   You’ll see what I’m after by the look in my eye   Just walk away and leave me alone   It’s a long way back home verse 3: Now the pages have faded the story grows cold   And the plot falls to ashes like the ruins of old   Those rats in my rafters they’re after my shoes   And anything else they can find on the shelf   I’ve said they could use Just look at my face___ when you tell me goodbye   You’ll see what I’m after by the look in my eye   Just walk away and leave me alone   It’s a long way back home It’s a long way back home