Lyrics

She was barefoot walking down that old dirt road
Teardrops falling like rain
Caught up in the moment that her mama is gone
After laying a flower on the grave
Will she always feel this alone
Eight years old and too young to know

It?s gonna be a long road home
She can only get there on her own
Growing and struggling and getting strong
Trying to find out where she belongs
It?s a long road home

Seasons changed like clockwork
Like the places she once stood
Her teenage years opened up her eyes
To the taste of bad and good
Young and struggling with who she was
Knowing without a doubt
She?s finally figured it out

It?s a long road home
She can only get there on her own
Growing and struggling and moving on
Trials of life sure make you strong
It?s a long road home

Life could?ve have taken a different turn
But would she give back all she?s learned

On that long road home
I got there on my own
Growing and struggling and moving on
It?s made me who I?ve become
It?s been a long road home

Nestled in my arms our baby girl a family of my own
It?s amazing how things can come around ?cause I finally feel at home

She was barefoot walking down that old dirt road