[Verse 1]
Born in Kansas
On an ordinary plain
Ran to New York
But ran away from fame

[Verse 2]
Only seventeen
When all your dreams came true
But all you wanted
Was someone to undress you

[Pre-Chorus]
And all the stars you kissed
Could never ease the pain
Still the grace remains
And though the face has changed
You're still the same

[Chorus]
And it's a long, long way (Long way)
From where you want to be
And it's a long, long road (Too long)
But you're too blind to see

[Verse 3]
Frame of silence
Of an innocence divine
Is a dangerous creation
When you fail the test of time
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And all the photographs
Of ghosts of long ago
Still they hurt you so
Won't let you go
And you still don't know

[Chorus]
And it's a long, long way (Long way)
From where you want to be (Where you want to be)
And it's a long, long road (Too long)
But you're too blind to see

[Bridge]
When you look around yourself now
Do you recognize the girl
The one who broke a thousand hearts
Terrified the world

[Interlude]

[Pre-Chorus 3]
And all the stars you kissed
Could never ease the pain
And if the face has changed
The grace remains
And you're still the same
[Chorus]
And it's a long, long way (Long way)
From where you want to be (Where you want to be)
And it's a long, long road (Too long)
But you're too blind to see

[Chorus]
And it's a long, long way (Long way)
From where you want to be (And it's a)
And it's a long, long road (Too long)
But you're too blind to see (And it's a)

[Chorus]
And it's a long, long way (Long way)
From where you want to be (And it's a)
And it's a long, long road (Too long)
But you're too blind to see (And it's a)

[Chorus]
And it's a long, long way (Long way)
From where you want to be (And it's a)
And it's a long, long road (Too long)
But you're too blind to see (And it's a)