Story Behind The Song
From the Billboard Top 10 theme album "Dust Bowl - American Stories", this song is sung by a man to his son. He is consoling him at the loss of his brother, sister and mother to the Dust Bowl. Many people were afflicted by "dust pneumonia" in those days due to breathing in pounds of dirt each year, and little access to medical attention. It's a bittersweet, poignant and sad song, taken from reality.
Song Description
During the American Dust Bowl of the 1930s, a man consoles his son at the loss of his brother, sister and mother to the Dust Bowl. Many people were afflicted by "dust pneumonia" in those days due to breathing in pounds of dirt each year, and little access to medical attention. It's a bittersweet, poignant and sad song, taken from reality.
| Song Length |
3:35 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Poignant |
Subject |
Sadness, Poverty |
| Similar Artists |
Alison Krauss, Vince Gill |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
| |
Lyrics
All The Long Way
© Grant Maloy Smith
Fate can show kindness
when she's dealing out heat
She stitches our lifelines
bitter and sweet
Now all of our horses
and all of our men
Can't put together
?the things that we bent
No, my son?can't put together
the things that we bent
All the way?
All the long way?
Take my hand and hold on?
All the way, hey
?We'll find peace
where your brother has gone
Hope it's a potion?
but it's not hard to get
?No silver-tongued salesman
has bottled it yet
Now all of our horses
and all of our men
can't put together?
the things that we bent
All the way?
All the long way?
Take my hand and hold on?
All the way, hey
?We'll find peace
where your sister has gone
All the way, hey
?We'll find peace
where your mother has gone