LYRICS

Ain't Got So Far To Go

I am young, but I remember
It was not so long ago
In a line so bright and shiny
This is how the story goes
In the kingdom, there was chaos
And the land was filled with fear
There was hatred, there was envy
In between the rich and poor
Oh the water's rising
How will we get to the other shore?
Many hearts are broken
But we ain't got so far to go
No we ain't got so far to go

In a den of prostitution
To a girl both frail and weak
A child was born who had no father
So she left it on the street
But the child was raised by strangers
Who loved and fed and taught him well
And when he saw the land in darkness
Something changed inside himself
Oh the water's rising
How will we get to the other shore?
Many hearts are broken
But they ain't got so far to go
No we ain't got so far to go

Then it came, the revolution
And the child was filled with fire
And he led us onto victory
And he seemed so strong and wise
But the big fish ate the small ones
It's the way of history
And all the while
Once came for vengeance
I return in mystery
I return in mystery

I miss you more than ever
This is not where I belong
When I see my baby dancing
I will know my work is done
When you hear that guitar playing
You won't have so far to go
Won't have so far to go
'Cause we ain't got so far to go

CREDITS

Artist Credit
Azam Ali Composer
Jeremy Allom Primary Artist, Remixing, Remix Producer
Brett Anderson Composer
Neil Barnes Composer
Shirley Bassey Performer, Primary Artist
David Bottrill Producer, Remixing, Remix Producer
Jon Breukel Executive Producer
Peter Buck Composer
David Byrne Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer
Esther Won Yean Chan Assistant Producer
The Chemical Brothers Performer, Primary Artist
Norman Cook Composer
His Holiness The XIVth Dalai Lama Primary Artist
Nick Dawson Photography
Robert "3D" del Naja Composer
Carol Elchert Photography
Greg Ellis Composer
Fatboy Slim Performer, Primary Artist
Tim Finn Composer
Peter Gabriel Composer, Performer, Primary Artist
Connie Gage Design
Alex Gifford Composer
Philip Glass Composer, Performer, Primary Artist
Ben Harper Composer, Performer, Primary Artist
Horace Hinds Composer
Chris Hinze Composer, Primary Artist
Tom Holkenborg Remixing
Tony Hughes Composer
Junkie XL Performer, Primary Artist
Kissing the Pink Performer, Primary Artist
Kula Shaker Performer, Primary Artist
Leftfield Performer, Primary Artist
Steve Lillywhite Original Album Producer, Producer
Madonna Composer, Performer, Primary Artist
Kurt Mankacsi Producer
Grantley Marshall Composer
Massive Attack Primary Artist, Producer, Remixing, Remix Producer
Natalie Merchant Composer, Performer, Primary Artist
Mike Mills Composer
Moby Composer, Performer, Primary Artist
Namgyal Monks Primary Artist
Sinéad O'Connor Composer, Primary Artist
William Orbit Composer
Steve Osborne Producer
Dale Peters Composer
J.P. Plunier Producer
Propellerheads Performer, Primary Artist
R.E.M. Performer, Primary Artist
Michael Riesman Conductor
Ronin Primary Artist
Tom Rowlands Composer
Sacred Sound System Primary Artist
Trevor Sadler Mastering
Maurice Simmonds Photography
Ed Simons Composer
Michael Stipe Composer
Suede Performer, Primary Artist
Michael Sullivan Coordination
Tenzing Tsewang Chant, Drum Arrangements, Primary Artist, Vocal Arrangement
Travis Primary Artist
Vas Performer, Primary Artist
Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles Composer
Joe Walsh Composer