I’ll Be Around

It’s a long way home

When you’re riding all alone

After living a love that’s a lie

It’s a short slip to the bottle

With your foot on the throttle

And you can’t see the road for the fear in your eye

You’re barreling down that

Long lonesome highway

Heading for the outskirts of town

Hoping that when you’ll be arriving...

I’ll be around

It’s a steep climb up

When you’re out of luck

After selling your soul down the river

And just a quick trip

To a sinking ship

To be with the one who still

Makes your heart quiver

You’re barreling down that

Long lonesome highway

Heading for the outskirts of town

Hoping that when you’ll be arriving...

I’ll be around

There’s something so familiar here

Something just smells right

You’ll bury your sorrows in my beer

Till dawn’s naked light

And it won’t take long

To forget that song

She was singing from your lap of luxury

And it’ll be the twelfth of never

Before you say forever

To another girl so pretty

It’s a hundred miles to forgiveness

And it’s none of my business

But I’m really wishing you would stay here

‘Cause it’s a split second to heaven

When you’re making love again

With the one who will always hold you dear

You’re barreling down that

Long lonesome highway

Heading for the outskirts of town

Hoping that when you’ll be arriving...

I’ll be around

© 2010 Britta Lee Shain