^FWe come this far and we can't turn back, ^FThis trains run out of track, ^FSeems like there ain't no use in ^Gtryin' ^FNow I'm not one to abandon hope, ^FBut this might be all she wrote, ^FOur destination fades like ^Gsmoke in the s^Fky.

^AmAnd we come this far and it's still the same, ^FStandin' out here in the rain, ^FJust one more mile if only you could ^Gfly.

Chorus:

^FAh, here we are east of Eden, ^FSo close you can taste the freedom, ^FFreedom like you've never ^Gknown. ^FAh, east of Eden in the promised land, ^FJust a castle made of sand, ^FAh, don't it make you ^Gwish you could go ^Fhome. ^FAh, don't it make you ^Gwish you could go ^Fhome.

And all this time we kept our dream, Nothin' ever came between, Finally, we were standin' at the gate. Ah, the gate is closed and there's a wall, Never thought it would be so tall, Just a piece of paper seals your fate. Any child could feel the pain, But the high and mighty have no shame, Where you are is where you must remain. Chorus

Tom Rush - East of eden