To Be Good Takes a Long Time - Paul Kelly

One day, then another

One step at a time

The battle’s never over

The Devil so close behind

Cry, cry, cry, cry, cry, cry

Cry each time I fall

To be good takes a long time

But to be bad no time at all

I learned it before, now I’m learning again

Before you can walk you must crawl

To be good takes a long time

But to be bad no time at all

Fine-sounding intentions

Pave the road to hell

I walked out my front door

And after that I can’t tell

Cry, cry, cry, cry, cry, cry

Cry each time I fall

To be good takes a long time

To be bad no time at all