Long Way

Dusty road, hopeless eyes
Looking at the blinding lights
Saw your ghost here tonight
It lingers on and I feel your life
Pulling me back to the place
But the thought of staring back at you
Was more than I could face

It's a long way now
From where I used to rest my head
Here safe and sound, if only I could turn around
There's no direction where I stand
Just dead end signs and wasted land
It's a long way now to you

Trusted hope, she left me standing by
To find what's lost
Is it in her eyes
Pulling me back to the place
Just thinking of myself without you
Is more than I can take

It's a long way now
From where I used to rest my head
Here safe and sound, if only I could turn around
There's no direction where I stand
Just dead end signs and wasted land
It's a long way now to you

Saw your ghost here tonight
It lingers on and I feel your life

It's a long way now

I've practiced this for hours, gone round and round
And now I think that I've got it all down
And as I say it louder I love how it sounds
Cause I'm not taking the easy way out
Not wrapping this in ribbons
Shouldn't have to give a reason why...

It's NO SURPRISE I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow
But I know in time we'll find this was NO SURPRISE

It came out like a river once I let it out
When I thought that I wouldn't know how
Held onto it forever just pushing it down
Felt so good to let go of it now
Not wrapping this in ribbons
Shouldn't have to give a reason why

It's NO SURPRISE I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today
There's nothing here in this heart left to borrow
There's nothing here in this soul left to say
Don't be surprised when we hate this tomorrow
God know we tried to find an easier way
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

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Hey everybody. Just wanted to say happy holidays to everyone. I also wanted to thank you all for voting for us and helping us win our 4th AMA! We are ever so grateful and appreciative to all you guys.
Well, nothing much going on here other than spending time with the fam, working on new songs...and growing beards. Can't wait to get back on the road and start playing these new tunes of epic proportions. We've put alot of work...and are continuing to put a lot of work into this very important sophomore record. Considering it could make or break us...we're over writing, over tracking, and taking our sweet time. Gotta get this one right! Thanks for your patience. Much love and God bless.-CD

Hey wassup everybody? Just wanted to let you know to check me out on CSI:NY tomorrow night (Thursday Night) on CBS...check for local times and listings. LOL. I had a lot of fun doing it and hopefully it turned out ok. I'm a lil nervous to watch myself....but I'm gonna. Who knows, maybe there could be some movies in the future...but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Because after tomorrow night, I may never get a call for acting gigs again. LOL. Anywho, please check it out! I can't wait to hear your reactions. Hopefully I do you proud.
On a side note, I've been in and out of LA trying to finish our second album...still. We will NOT be finished for a while now, we just want to make sure it's right! Don't worry...you're not gonna have to wait nearly as long as we've been waiting on 'Chinese Democracy' LOL!
So far I'm extremely proud of what we've done. It's, in my opinion, the best stuff I've ever had a part in writing. And hopefully you'll all feel the same:)

We all would like to dedicate tonight's show in Allegan, MI to everyone affected by the tragedy of 9/11 and to all the men and women who risk their lives daily to keep our country safe.

So besides spending awesome time with Deanna and the kids....these two have been keeping me busy. Deanna got them when I was on the BJ tour, so it was a nice lil surprise when I came home. Chloe is the toy poodle on the right and Harlow is a Shi Tzu...I think I spelled that right, Oh well. They're both girls and are the sweetest and cutest puppies ever. They are so much fun!
Home life is awesome! As much as I miss being on the road and playing big rock shows every night....this is what keeps me going and being inspired to do what I do. I've been writing like crazy, going on field trips with my kids, going to movies with Deanna ( I need to lay off the Reeses' Pieces ) and just enjoying NORMAL life. So you prolly won't hear from me much til we get back on the road. So, bye for now.-God bless-CD

Hey guys and gals! I wanna thank you all so much for coming out to the Beatles Revolution Lounge last night for such an amazing cause. You all are helping to make a BIG difference in this world in a way you may or may not be able comprehend at this time. We are truly grateful to have fans like you that are willing to lend a hand to help people that wouldn't have a chance otherwise. And to everyone that were not able to attend and still wanna help, go to ONE.org and see how you can be a part of a life altering campaign! Thanks and God bless-CD