Music by Gene Martin, BMI; Lyrics by Preston Sturges, ASCAP ©2024

dressed in silk and satin
a fleet of Cadillacs
you got your little people
take you there and back
livin’ the high life
rise with the dawn at noon
get your nails done in red
howl at the moon

it’s a long way down
the cobblestones will rush to meet-cha
it’s a long way down
sad karma gonna greet-cha
you don’t have no friends
no friends who will stand by ya
it’s a long way down
when you fall into the fire

tinted window limousine
things you don’t wanna see
throw some silver coins
at the rabble in the street
good scotch and cocaine
roll on through the night
lose your head fall in bed
with the morning light

you made your choices
now you pay the price
if you could sleep forever
wouldn’t that be nice

Long Way Down

Sturges & Martin