i wore my boots out walkin’ poured my heart out talkin’ i felt the pain & i broke the chain but i still got a long way to go been on the road ‘til tomorrow been through the joys & the sorrows came through the flood & i pulled through the mud but i still got a long way to go been in the back-room dealin’ been on a long hook reelin’ crashed in the shed & i woke in a sunny bed & i still got a long way to go been on the rails & big muddy i’ve crossed the trails rocky & rutted been down the road a million miles but i still got a long way to go i’ve traveled near & traveled far i beat a hole in my guitar crawled with the zeroes & i stood with my heroes & i still got a long way to go been in the rain & on the run i worked a long day in the sun i slopped the pails & i beat the nails but i still got a long way to go i tried the a verse as the b verse i took the c verse to the chorus rewrote & changed it then rearranged it & i still got a long way to go i lost my way in darkest night i woke again & saw the light opened the book & i . . took a look but i still got a long way to go tell me what . . . what is the soul of a man? he’s got to reach up his hand tell me what . . . what is the soul of a man? he’s got to reach out his hand & i still got a long way to go still got a long way to go still got a long way to go