That Rocky Road

(Instrumental intro)

I’ve ridden down this
Down that Long and road before
Hoping for all of those promises
You said that lay in store
                           
Another mile or so                               
Around that bend
beyond those hills                                  
For there you will find it
All that your heart could desire          
She lit my fire                                                   

Along the rocky road
I ventured down                                   
Towards that Siren’s hypnotic call          
Where she promised all                                 
 
(Instrumental interlude)
 
‘Twas but a Siren’s call                           
Held in thrall                                                  
Led to a wall                                              
By a Siren’s call     

Caught in a dark morass
Stuck within a deep crevasse                                   
There was I                                    
Sinking down                                
She didn’t even look around         

There was no promised place                            
No … ne’er a trace                          
No ... ne’er a trace                                          
As you can see
There was no Camelot              
She took the lot                                                      
Took everything I got                                            
   
So, I went back … until I found                
The rocky road                                            
That I once went down                           
And played her game                                
To my chagrin and shame                         
It was just a game.   
                           

Rodd Sherwin
to a composition by
Rodd Sherwin