And I wished for so long
Cannot stay
All the precious moments
Cannot stay
It's not like wings have fallen
Cannot stay
But still something's missing
Cannot say, yeah
Holding hands are daughters and sons
And their faiths just falling down, down, down, down
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today
Will I walk the long road? Cannot stay
There's no need to say goodbye
All the friends and family
All the memories going round, round, round
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today
And the wind keeps roaring
And the sky keeps turning gray
And the sun is set
The sun will rise another day
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today
I have wished for so long
How I wished for you today
Will I walk the long road?
We all walk the long road
Cannot stay
All the precious moments
Cannot stay
It's not like wings have fallen
Cannot stay
But still something's missing
Cannot say, yeah
Holding hands are daughters and sons
And their faiths just falling down, down, down, down
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today
Will I walk the long road? Cannot stay
There's no need to say goodbye
All the friends and family
All the memories going round, round, round
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today
And the wind keeps roaring
And the sky keeps turning gray
And the sun is set
The sun will rise another day
I have wished for so long
How I wish for you today
I have wished for so long
How I wished for you today
Will I walk the long road?
We all walk the long road
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Parole e musica di Eddie Vedder
dall'EP "Merkin Ball" con Neil Young
Originariamente una canzone per un amico, l'insegnante di teatro di Eddie Vedder, Clayton E. Liggett, scritta dal cantante non appena saputo della sua morte. La canzone registrata insieme a Neil Young durante le sessions dell'album Mirror Ball (da cui sono tratte Peace And Love e Scenery) è stata pubblicata in un EP nel 1995.
Ma la canzone diventa famosa anni dopo. Dopo l'11 settembre Eddie Vedder e Mike McCready insieme a Neil Young hanno eseguito Long Road durante il concerto benefico America: A Tribute to Heroes. Il concerto, trasmesso il 21 settembre 2001, aveva l'obiettivo di raccogliere fondi per le vittime degli attentati e le loro famiglie. In quella commovente versione, Long Road diventa un lamento per tutti gli innocenti che hanno perso la vita nell'attacco alle Twin Towers.