"Long Way Back" lyrics - GENE PARSONS

Well, it's a long way back
To the things I know are real
And it's a long way back
To the things that I can feel

And it's a long way back
To a green and growing tree
And it's a long way back
To what there used to be

I been troublin', I been troublin'
'bout all the things I hear
I been troublin', I been troublin'
'bout the earth's progress career

And I traveled that road
Just as often as I can
Just to spend an hour or lifetime
To walk barefooted on the land

And I traveled that road
Even if it's in my mind
To a place that's fit
For every living kind

I been troublin', I been troublin'
'bout all there is to do
I been troublin', I been troublin'
'cause I know the waiting's through