Come now, I’m leaving here tonight

Come now, let’s leave it all behind

Is that the price you pay?

Running through hell, heaven can wait

Is this a song of victory or a lamentation? Based on the lyrics, it’s difficult to tell.

Still, having known a wide variety of people through the course of my life, I have seen that long road to ruin in people’s eyes. It’s typically a loss of hope. It’s a road with many exits, yet many people elect not to take an off ramp as that means change and change is scary.

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