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Josie works the counter at the downtown five and dime
Anything at all to help her pass the time
Her mama keeps the baby and grandpa rambles on
About the good times playing in his mind
Its a hard life livin when youre lonely
Its a long night sleepin alone
Its a hard time waitin for tomorrow
Its a long, long way home
Josie spends the evening with the people "on" the pages
Of the paperback she picked up "at" the store
Or sometimes its the TV or shell try to write a letter
But they dont come too often anymore
Its a hard life livin when youre lonely
Its a long night sleepin alone
Its a hard time waitin for tomorrow
Its a long, long way home
I stare at the gray walls before me
And I see her face in the stone
I try to imagine our baby
I wish they would let me go home
I wish they would let me go home
I wish they would let me go home
Its a hard life livin when youre lonely
I wish they would let me go home
Its a long night sleepin alone
I wish they would let me go home
Its a hard time waitin for tomorrow
I wish they would let me go home
Its a long, long way home
I wish they would let me go home
Its a long, long way home
I wish they would let me go home
Bring me and the other boys home
I wish they would let me go home
Bring me and the other boys home
Words and music by John Denver