It's a long trip alone over sand and stone
That lie along the road that we all must travel down
So maybe you could walk with me a while
And maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes and needs a hand to hold
'Cause it's a long trip alone
It's a short piece of time but just enough to find
A little peace of mind under the sun somewhere
So maybe you could walk with me a while
And maybe I could rest beneath your smile
You know we can't afford to let one moment pass us by
'Cause it's a short piece of time
And I don't know where I'd be without you here
'Cause I'm not really me without you there
Yeah, yeah
Hallelujah, hallelujah, oh
So maybe you could walk with me a while
Maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes and needs a hand to hold
So maybe you could walk with me a while
Maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Maybe I could feel right beside you till I'm home
'Cause it's a long trip alone, a long trip alone
That lie along the road that we all must travel down
So maybe you could walk with me a while
And maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes and needs a hand to hold
'Cause it's a long trip alone
It's a short piece of time but just enough to find
A little peace of mind under the sun somewhere
So maybe you could walk with me a while
And maybe I could rest beneath your smile
You know we can't afford to let one moment pass us by
'Cause it's a short piece of time
And I don't know where I'd be without you here
'Cause I'm not really me without you there
Yeah, yeah
Hallelujah, hallelujah, oh
So maybe you could walk with me a while
Maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Everybody stumbles sometimes and needs a hand to hold
So maybe you could walk with me a while
Maybe I could rest beneath your smile
Maybe I could feel right beside you till I'm home
'Cause it's a long trip alone, a long trip alone
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A rundown of the video:
Although it begins with him in jail, you get the reasoning closer to the end. He gets drunk and into a bar fight, then is sent to the drunk tank. I assume he's on vacation alone when this happens. The girlfriend takes this opportunity to wuss out of the relationship and move out. He uses his one phone call to call her, or he calls after he gets out, I'm not sure. You don't get a good sense of how long he's in jail, but it's long enough for it to be daylight when his head is shaved. After he gets out he hitch-hikes and barters his way across the country to get home. When he gets there, his house is empty and his message is on the answering machine, unplayed. She left right after he did.
I love this song. I could listen to it on repeat for days. I love the religious undertones, purposeful or not. It's an amazing song with amazing writing.