This is the song I co-wrote with Jan Slow at the 2022 Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association Songwriter conference. It is the most emotional song I've ever written.
Lyrics:
My heart breaks when I see you in despair
When a thousand thoughts trouble your mind
When sadness seems another tangle in your hair
And that hiding place is hard to find
I'll stay by your side this you should know
they say there's a long way to go
A heart that listens is what I offer you
I'll be here until this thing is through
Chorus
I know there's a long long way to go
you don't have to feel alone
I know there's a long long way to go.
Won't you take my heart along.
I Hope you'll take my heart along
Words won't stop your thoughts from going astray
There are some things you cannot wash away
And if I could sing just one song
"troubles leave this child, be gone"
From your smile we know this to be true
we see the other wondrous things you do
The world around you may never understand
The stand you need to take
