The Long Way

I'm sitting in my bedroom
Overlooking Findhorn Bay
Cluny Hill in the distance
Summer on the wayBlue skies and sailing boats
Like a picture in a book
I can't believe I got here
Or how long it tookLiving one step at a time
Putting one foot in front of the other
It sure feels rightHealing on my mind
Been a long way
Been a long way to the lightI'd made it to Manhattan
Built myself a nest
I meant to get right back to doing
Exactly what I do bestPlugging in an electric guitar
Leading a band
Well, if you want to give God a laugh
Tell him your plansSummer in the city
Wilting in the heat
Buzzing up and down to Bearsville
And back to Hudson StreetI learned meditation
And how to visualize
Just breathing, being still
Never felt more aliveLiving one step at a time
Putting one foot in front of the other
It sure feels rightHealing on my mind
Been a long way
Been a long way to the lightI spent the fall in transit
Circling the moon
Like a cat on a hot tin roof
Like a fiddle without a tuneI found what I was searching for
In Mrs. Caddy's book
I had to go there straightaway
Have myself a lookI flew back to Scotland
Anticipation in my bones
The old country welcoming me
Like a prodigal coming homeI knelt and kissed the tarmac
In the wild Atlantic rain
Felt the fiery Gaelic blood
Rising in my veinsLiving one step at a time
Putting one foot in front of the other
It sure feels rightHealing on my mind
Been a long way
Been a long way to the lightI spent the night in Glasgow
Flew to Inverness
I found the place and at the first
I was not impressedNobody said hello
The faces left me cold
Back then how was I to know
All that would unfold?I entered the Sanctuary
Heard the voice of a girl
Sending out a circle of light
Clear across the worldI shuddered in the Power
Like a seedling in a storm
I've been traveling to this place
Since the moment I was bornI flew back to New York City
Singing the big city blues
The sand of Findhorn Bay
Still clinging to my shoesTried to restart my life
But the life I knew was gone
I had to let go everything
But that's another songLiving one step at a time
Putting one foot in front of the other
It sure feels rightHealing on my mind
Been a long way
Been a long way to the light
A long way to the lightSo I'm sitting in my bedroom
Overlooking Findhorn Bay
Cluny Hill in the distance
Summer on the wayI'm watching the sailing boats
Bobbing to and fro
Time to hit the road
The only way I knowLiving one step at a time
Putting one foot in front of the other
It sure feels rightHealing on my mind
Been a long way
Been a long way to the light