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