You’re still here, but you’re gone You’ve moved on, but you still remain Oh persisting, without leaving What’s the difference anyway? It was good enough for a while Then it was just enough And by the time the barrel was empty You’d gotten used to being hungry Now you’re a ghost, yeah all alone Yeah, you’re a ghost, yeah all alone And when you go it alone Oh, you take the long road You creep, into a corner Shut in, in a shell Just going through the motions, without moving Always standing in the back You’re so near, but so far You’ve gotten good, at taking orders Now you’re walking the middle of the road In a world of your own Now you’re a ghost, yeah all alone Yeah, you’re a ghost, yeah all alone And when you go it alone Oh, you take the long road Yeah, you take the long road Oh, you take the long road Yeah, you take the long road