Hey Ho, The Road Is Long-Lars Eriksson

[00:11.02]There was a mother, mary, in Dresden [00:14.34]Her man did not come home one night [00:17.12]She fell asleep holding her pillow [00:20.22]so tight [00:23.01]Then in the morning she had a phone [00:25.81]call [00:26.07]From the police telling he was dead [00:29.10]He had been drunk and had drowned [00:32.10]in the local river [00:36.39]Hey ho the road is long [00:38.87]We all need to carry on [00:41.51]I guess we need a song to take us [00:44.48]through the day [00:48.53]The same mather, mary,in Dresden [00:50.82]She had a son age 19 [00:53.88]His name was Jim and he was the pride [00:56.63]of his mother [01:00.30]One day he got a letter [01:02.91]From the army saying "we need you [01:05.07]in war" [01:05.89]And there he went a thousand times [01:08.77]self-assured [01:12.43]Hey Ho the road is long [01:15.44]We all need to carry on [01:18.69]I guess we need a song to take us [01:21.30]through the day [01:24.73]6 month passed and the mother [01:27.44]Had got a letter or two from her son [01:30.69]She had begun to prepare for his return [01:36.62]One day while she was doing laundry [01:39.60]An army car drove up on the lawn [01:42.25]And out stepped Jims best friend [01:44.51]And Mary bursted out into tears [01:48.88]Hey Ho the road is long [01:51.74]We all need to carry on [01:54.42]I guess we need a song to take us [01:57.17]through the day [02:11.71]Now Susanna was the only [02:16.04]Child that Mary had left [02:19.30]She was a breath-taking living beauty [02:21.67]of 15 [02:24.92]On the night of her first prom [02:28.02]She disappeared without a sound [02:30.74]After 7 moths they still hadn't heard a [02:34.56]sound [02:37.34]Hey Ho the road is long [02:40.53]We all need to carry on [02:42.96]I guess we need a song to take us [02:46.20]through the day [02:49.48]Heart heavy as a stone [02:51.95]Mary was alone [02:55.28]She went down on her knees [02:57.88]And prayed to the lord, please [03:01.81]I am alone [03:04.80]All my birds have flown [03:07.84]And now i fly to you [03:10.11]Don't you dare fail me too! [03:17.82]Hey Ho the road is long [03:21.58]We all need to carry on [03:24.48]I guess we need a song to take us [03:27.20]through the day [03:30.91]Hey Ho the road is long [03:33.52]To carry on you will need a song [03:36.00]To cheer you up and to remind you things [03:39.66]will be fine [03:51.29]