For the Miles

Open up your window, open up your door
 He's comin' in from the wilderness, he won't hurt you no more
 The apple of your eye ain't rotten yet to the core
 He ran with the herd and heard them distant cries
 Flocked wit the birds but they pecked at his eyes
 Just let the boy inside ma, please let him rest awhile
 If you fall to the Black Wind, howlin' and hostile
 You're in it for the long haul
 You're in it for the miles
 For the miles, for the miles
 You're in it for the long haul
 You're in it for the miles
 Oh brother oh brother where you been so long
 I nursed the heart of a mother heavin' heavy for a son
 Wanted and AWOL
 Flew the coop just like Lost John
 Put him down in the easy chair, wash his face and his neck
 Way down in the easy chair till his fever break
 I'll put some money in his jacket
 Lord I hope it ain't a mistake
 He used to take me out drivin' ma, he used to make me smile
 He kept me survivin' ma, as he fell to the vial
 Just let the boy inside ma, please let him rest a while
 Just a while and he'll be long gone like he's outta style
 If you fall to the Black Wind, howlin' and hostile
 You're in it for the long haul
 You're in it for the miles
 For the miles, for the miles
 You're in it for the long haul
 You're in it for the miles