AK | A Long Way | Official Song

Written by Ashok Kunreddy

[Intro]
Yeah…
It’s a long road…
But I know why I’m walking now.

[Verse 1]
Every morning when I rise
I look up at the skies
Dusty roads and village days
Still living in my eyes
Left that home with hopeful dreams
Books held in my hands
Didn’t know this road would shape
More than I had planned

[Chorus]
I’ve got a long way to build before I sleep
I’ve got promises to keep
Step by step, I’m moving on
Even when the road feels deep
I don’t know where I’ll finally be
But I trust the path I see

[Verse 2]
Sometimes nights feel cold and long
City lights don’t feel like home
Crowded streets and busy days
Still I walk alone
But I see now why I went away
Why this road chose me
Maybe I had to travel far
To learn what I could be

[Chorus]
I’ve got a long way to build before I sleep
I’ve got promises to keep
Every fall still moves me on
Every scar is teaching me
I don’t know where I’ll finally stand
But I’m stronger than before

[Bridge]
Stars above those village roads
Still guide me when I’m lost
Maybe this was never leaving
Just a different kind of path
I didn’t run away from home
I carried it inside
And one day, in my own way
I’ll give back what life supplied

[Final Chorus]
I’ve got a long way to build before I sleep
But now I see it clear
Every step was meant to teach
Why I’m standing here
This road made me who I am
Every dream and every scar
I’ll keep building till I reach
Where my roots and future are

[Outro]
Yeah…
It was a long way.
But now I know why.

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Behind the Story of “A Long Way”

Hello everyone,
This is AK.

If you’ve listened to my song “I KEEP ON MOVING,”
you know it speaks about pushing forward and never stopping.

But “A Long Way” comes from a different moment —
a moment when I looked back.

This song is about a boy who left his village for education.
At that time, it felt like the right step.
It felt necessary.

That boy was me.

As years passed, I realized something was missing.
Not a place,
not people,
but a feeling.

Whenever life slowed down,
my thoughts returned to the village where I was born —
the simple mornings, the quiet roads, the sense of belonging.

And then I understood something important.

Maybe this distance was not a mistake.
Maybe this long journey was part of my destiny.
Maybe I had to go far
so that one day, in my own way,
I could give something back.

Not by going backward,
but by making that place more beautiful
with whatever I am capable of doing.

That realization became this song.

“A Long Way” is about accepting the journey,
about continuing to build,
and about believing that every step forward
is preparing us for something meaningful.

This is AK.
Thank you for listening.
Thank you for walking this long way with me.

And as always —
I KEEP ON MOVING.

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