Long Promised Road

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# From:   Peter Eybert [] Sent:   Saturday January 03 1998 9:01 AM Long Promised Road written by Carl Wilson/Jack Rieley performed by the Beach Boys from "Surf’s up" 1971 > So hard to answer future’s riddle When ahead is seeming so far behind     So hard to laugh a child-like giggle When the tears start to torture my mind     So hard to shed the life of before To let my soul automatically soar But I hit hard at the battle that’s confronting me yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down              Sew up the wounds of evolution And the now starts to get in my way      So what if life’s a revelation If the mind speaks of only today      So real the pain of growing in soul Of climbing up to reality’s goal But I hit hard at the battle that’s confronting me yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down              Long promised road trail starts at dawn Carries on to the season’s ending              Long promised road flows to the source gentle force never ending never ending So hard to lift the jeweled sceptre When the weight turns a smile to a frown    So hard to drink of passion nectar When the taste of life’s holding me down     So hard to plant the seed of reform To set my sights on defeating the storm So I hit hard at the battle that’s confronting me yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down                   ( H)       Hit hard at the battle that’s confronting me yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Oh yeah-eah-eah-eah Hit hard at the battle that’s confronting me yeah Knock down all the roadblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down I’d love to see you I’d love to see you I’d love to see you I’d love to see you I’d love to see you I’d love to see you --