Highway Back to Eden

Lyrics

The Highway Back to Eden

There’s a fault line between forgiveness and a pardon
And twisted lines from here to heaven and hell
Once upon a time we were given a garden / It didn’t go so well
Grand Canyon or Olympus . . . maybe Olduvai
We’ve come so far from the place where we first stood
Left it far behind, a half-forgotten dream
It seems we never really understood
Now be careful with those holy books you’re reading
They hold no maps for the highway back to Eden
Be cautious with those carnivores you’re feeding
Plenty of preying on the highway back to Eden

There are red lines that warn you of the limits
And headlines you wish you could ignore
You don’t know the moment’s coming ‘til you’re in it
Like the dinosaurs
Some believe that things were so much better
Everything was simple way back when
But if we find a way back to the garden
You know some will eat that God-damned fruit again
What you want is not the same as what you’re needing
Find it down the highway back to Eden
But be certain that the signs can be misleading
It’s hard to find the highway back to Eden

BRIDGE:
Maybe we can tread a little lighter
Maybe there’s a way that we can find
Maybe if we just pay more attention / We can turn the tide
But the undercover police just pulled me over for speeding
I was running too fast down the highway back to Eden

This could be the last chance that we are given
The storm before the calm, the fire before the fight
There still may be some time to tend that garden, and get it right
Time to plant whatever seeds we’ve stored
Thankful for the earth beneath our feet
Do all that we can, then do some more
And this time maybe we can make it right

Fertilize that stony soil you’re weeding
On the west side of the highway back to Eden
Then pick up all the lonely souls you’re seeing
Hitchhiking down the highway back to Eden