[Verse 1]

Walking on the rooftops

Talking of times

With our eyes a-glowing

Like the city lights

She stands on the ledge

She says, "It looks so high"

[Pre-Chorus]

You know it's a

[Chorus]

Long way down

Feels like a long way down

It feels like a long way down

Like a long way down

Oh, honey, don't leave, don't leave

Please, don't leave me now

[Verse 2]

'Cause I can feel the rivers

Winding through the lands

Two lines, and a poet

You know, like a kind old rye

You know we could talk in that language

Only we understand

[Pre-Chorus]

But you know, honey, it's a

[Chorus]

Long way down

You know love, is a long way down

It feels like a long way down

Oh, it feels like a long way down

Oh, honey, don't leave, don't leave

Please, don't leave me now