The Road To Gävle

It’s a long way
It’s a long way
It’s a long way home
When you’ve burnt down every bridge that you’ve crossed
It’s a long way
When you find that you can’t make it on your own
When you find out what the things you want they really cost

I don’t believe in quick fixes
Anything that comes easy
I don’t care to own
It takes time
To build solid bridges
Between where you are
And where you want to go

It’s a long way
It’s a long way
It’s a long way home
When you’ve set ablaze every bridge that you’ve crossed
It’s a long way
When you find that you can’t make it on your own
When you find out what the things you want they really cost
When you find out happiness is hard work
It always was

I’m writing this letter
To tell you I’m on my way
I’m coming home
I’m feeling much better
I don’t know what else to say
I’ve missed you so

I never thought I would want to go back from Goldhawk Road
But history and hope is much stronger than that
And here I go
I know I’m late
But babe, I’ve changed

My love, will you be there
The morning my ship comes in
I can only hope
I know I’ll be eager
To tell you everything
When we get home

I never thought I would want to go back from Goldhawk Road
But friendship and root is much stronger than that
And here I go
I know I’m late
But babe, I’ve changed

I never thought I would want to go back to where I came from
But oh, my love is much stronger than that
And here I come
Oh, to belong
Such a gift
You know I never left

I’m writing this letter
To tell you I’m on my way
I’m coming home
And nothing, nothing, nothing
Can get in my way
Babe, I’ve changed

I’ve never been back to where I dropped my voice
Along with the will to break through
The wall of scuffling girls and boys
In the merciless jungle of youth

My, my, my
I’m cold and warm
I’m whole, I’m torn
I’m dead, I’m new-born
My, my, my
I can’t be sure
If I’m in love or at war
’Cause I’ve never been in love
And I’ve never been at war
Before

It’s taken me this long to get this far
And connect all the dots between my thoughts
The true language of a grown man’s heart
Is a battle with kisses and swords

My, my, my
I’m cold and warm
I’m whole, I’m torn
I’m dead, I’m new-born
My, my, my
I can’t be sure
If I’m in love or at war
’Cause I’ve never been in love
And I’ve never been at war
Before

Welcome home
I’m amazed you came around
You were lost now you’ve been found
In your own dream
A rebel boy
Who took off and couldn’t land
Lost his love on one bad hand
Had a fit and then got banned
From his own team

Could it be that I know nothing
About holding on to love
Like you hold on to the memories
That you’re most fond of
Me, I just get bored and wander off

Welcome back
I’m surprised you look the same
So much turbulence and change
At your door
A wary boy
No intention to steer clear
Kept his enemies so near
That all the good ones disappeared
Leaving only an idea
Of what good is good for

Could it be that I know nothing
About holding on to love
Like you hold on to the thread
That your life hangs on

Me, I just get bored and wander off
Could be the stress I’m under
Love can take an awful lot of time
No one would believe me if I said
”Just haven’t met the right one yet”
They’d say I really must be blind

Could it be that I know nothing
About holding on to love
Like you hold on to the memories
That you’re most fond of
How could it be that I know nothing
About holding on to love
Like you hold on to the thread
That your life hangs on
Me, I just get bored and wander off

Just because we’ve stopped doesn’t mean we’re stuck
You say we’re out of touch and we’re out of luck

I try and fight the blade
I stay at home and wait

Waiting for the load on my chest to vanish or hide
Pray for you to show me the love that you’re keeping inside

I’m brewing up a drink and I want you to taste
Afraid that you don’t care and it’ll go to waiste

It would take us both back where we came from Swedish skies
Lift our spirits up from the ground and our souls to the heights
We’ll meet in the lights

I’ll make it right
I’ll make it right

Please lift our spirits up

I’ll make it right

Hidden in my chest
Never tired, never rest
It goes bum, bum, bum, bum

Since the night I was born
Ever-longing, ever-torn
It goes bum, bum, bum, bum

I still believe
There’s another song in you and me
Light like a summer breeze
With a fun and tender melody

I will never be the one to break the mold
Never turn iron ore to gold
Never be the one to change the world around
But I’ll always keep the time and stay in key
Never drop and never miss a beat
Always there for you to turn me up and down

And when the music fades away
You need someone who can sing
You need someone who can play

I still believe
There’s another dance in you and me
Slow, cheek to cheek
Lift us up as far as no eye can see

I will never be the one to break the mold
Never turn iron ore to gold
Never be the one to change the world around
But I’ll always keep the time and stay in key
Never drop and never miss a beat
Always there for you to turn me up and down

And when the music fades away
You need someone who can sing
You need someone who can sway

When the tears start falling on my pillow
In the wee hours of the night
Know that it’s not you that cause my eyes to fill, no
I just float off to the deep end of my life

When my eyes drift off into the horizon
And my hand seems to loosen its hold
Know that it’s not you that send my thoughts a-roaming
I’m just overwhelmed with the affection I’m shown
That you show

’Cause there’s love all around me
And there’s love all around me
And there’s nothing to keep me from falling
And drowning in it

So when the tears start falling on my pillow
And there seems no reason for this blues
Know that it’s not you that cause my eyes to spill, no
There’s just so much in this life I’m scared to lose

’Cause there’s love all around me
And there’s love all around me
And there’s nothing to keep me from falling
And drowning…

In every heart
There’s a hole
There’s a space
for something new

At every start
There’s a goal
There’s a place
We’re running to

But in my strangest dreams
Through nights of feverish screams
I don’t know what it means
But all I see is you
And when I’ve run too far
Chasing that lonesome star
I don’t know who you are
But all I see is you…

In every girl
There’s a door
An open gate
To walk right through

But every girl
Wants much more
Than she can take
And hold on to

And in my highest hopes
My brushes biggest strokes
A heavy stone that floats
All I see is you
With fear that won’t let go
Tears that won’t stop to flow
The truth I’ll never know
All I see is you…
All I want is you…

And in my highest hopes
My brushes biggest strokes
A heavy stone that floats
All I see is you
And when I’ve run too far
Chasing that lonesome star
I don’t know who you are
But all I see is you…
All I want is you…
All I have is you…

Hold yourself still for a while
While I tend to your wounds
No one will point if you cry
It’s alright
You’ve nothing to prove

There’s nothing to see
You’re still in one piece
They’re all just bullets from the past
And you were built to last

There’s nothing to see
You’re still in one piece
They’re all just bullets from the past
And you were built to last

I’ve got an empty house in an empty street
I’ve got an empty heart with an empty beat
I get an empty stare from everyone I meet
I’ve got an empty chair if you want a seat

Goodbye to pages turned
Diaries burnt
Lessons hard earnt

Goodbye to rusted ideas
That fell to an army of fears
Salt from dried tears
From a choir no one hears

Let it flow down the river
The river of what’s been
Deep as a mirror
The river pulls you in
Don’t let the river pull you in

Goodbye to landscapes of time
Against the shoreline of the mind
Magnet and iron
In heavenly design
The puzzle of time

Let it flow down the river
The river of what’s been
Deep as a mirror
The river pulls you in
Don’t let the river pull you in