I've been gone a while, away from you And I hope you overstand That I've got to do what I must do to be a better man Cause if I was too just to act a fool do nothing with myself Then all my blessings would be cursed, my world would crumble in It's a joy when I sit down and think of the good times that we have And what we do to make it through when the good turns to the bad Well I hope you'll find it in your heart and know these words are true And please don't fuss because I must go do what I must do Hey baby don't you worry, even though the road is rocky I'll be coming home to you again And if you thought that I was lost, I had to bear my cross Now I'm free from all these chains A time, a space, a different place how perfect we might be I would be the wind that blows you'd be that willow tree And I could never bear the thought of you not by my side So I would be the warmth of day, you'd be the cool of night And everyday I pray to Jah that one day you will see And overstand the fact I must fulfill my destiny I hope you find it in your heart and know these words are true And please don't cry, you know that I must do what I must do Hey baby don't you worry, even though the road is rocky I'll be coming home to you again And if you thought that I was lost, I have to bear my cross Now I'm free from all these chains Well and it's not easy Jah knows how I try, I try So don't you get irie Jah knows how I try, I try And God knows, that life is one big road With a lot of signs and turns and twists and curves Even though the road is rocky But maintain to ride and keep on rockin' From city to city, backyard to yard And we be seein' the sites, standin' under the lights And the spot is hot, it's cold and lonely at night And I'm feenin' and I'm dreamin' and I'm holding you tight But hold on, every single road I rode in Comes to an end and I'm back home again So baby please don't cry It's no valley low and it's no mountain high And our love don't die with the passage of time It just grows more, it just keep strong And even though I'm gone, I ain't never too far You're the light through the dark, shining right through my heart So my journey just start Hey baby don't you worry, even though the road is rocky I'll be coming home to you again And if you thought that I was lost, I have to bear my cross Now I'm free from all these chains And if you thought that I was lost, I have to bear my cross Now I'm free from all these chains