I drag my feet through the mud
Put in the sweat and the blood
I think about how I'm farther than my father ever was
The air just keeps gettin' thinner
I haven't been home for dinner in a while
To see that smile, but I'm trying

And I'm closer, closer than I've ever been
But I'm further away than I wish

I know the last mile is the hardest
'Cause you don't know where it ends
Sometimes, it takes a little longer
Walking on never-ending stairs
Just follow the path until you're there
Remember the last mile is the hardest
Still far away, but I'm getting there

I see my breath in the cold
I feel the cracks in the mold
I think by losing my purpose
In the first steps that I miss
Not chasing anything gold
Just something harder to hold
I've got my eye on tomorrow
Where that takes me, I don't know

But I'm closer, closer than I've ever been
Still, I'm further away than I wish

I know the last mile is the hardest
'Cause you don't know where it ends
Sometimes, it takes a little longer
Walking on never-ending stairs
Just follow the path until you're there
Remember the last mile is the hardest
Still far away, but I'm getting there

Just follow the path until you're there
Remember the last mile is the hardest
Still far away, but I'm getting there