My father said nothing comes easy
And life ain't fair, it isn't hard to tell
Your heart might break if things get heavy
Sometimes to get ahead you gotta go through hell

Oh, it's a long way to heaven
Yeah, it's a long way from here
I got a long way to heaven
And I'm afraid I cannot stay
If I get there

There's an honest man underneath this armor
Reached his end and might have sealed his fate
In the hardest times, I feel forgotten
If God is coming, man, he's running late

Oh, it's a long way to heaven
Yeah, it's a long way from here
I got a long way to heaven
And I'm afraid I cannot stay
If I get there

Take me back
Take me back there
Take me back
Show me who I was

Take me back
To the time when I felt something real
We were smiling up above
Yeah, we were shining in the Sun

Oh, it's a long way to heaven
Yeah, it's a long way from here
I got a long way to heaven
And I'm afraid I cannot stay
If I get there
If I get there