Take the Long Way Home

Lyrics

TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME [Verse 1] I used to know the fastest way From everywhere to anywhere Coffee cooling in the console Another Monday in the air Green lights felt like little victories Red ones only slowed me down I could cross a hundred miles And never see a single town [Pre-Chorus] Then one evening at a crossroads My GPS said turn back right I looked left toward the mountains And disappeared into the night [Chorus] I'm gonna take the long way home Let the highway carry on I've spent half my life arriving Now I wanna be where I am Let the gas light come on Let the sunset choose the road If I don't know where I'm going Maybe that's the way I'll know I'm gonna take the long way Take the long way home [Verse 2] Found a diner by a river Where nobody knew my name Had a coffee with a stranger Who forgot to ask what I became There was music from a jukebox Some old song I'd never heard A woman laughed behind the counter Like she had nowhere else to be So I stayed another hour Watched the daylight leave the room Funny how a place means something When you don't have to leave it soon [Pre-Chorus] All those years I called it progress Every box I got to check I was always chasing forward Never asking what came next [Chorus] I'm gonna take the long way home Let the highway carry on I've spent half my life arriving Now I wanna be where I am Let the gas light come on Let the sunset choose the road If I don't know where I'm going Maybe that's the way I'll know I'm gonna take the long way Take the long way home [Instrumental] [Bridge] Maybe home was never somewhere I was supposed to hurry to Maybe all those roads I missed Were waiting for me too Maybe I don't need a reason For every turn I choose Maybe getting somewhere slower Ain't the same as something to lose I've spent years watching the clock Tonight, the clock can watch me [Final Chorus] I'm gonna take the long way home I don't care how long it takes Leave the interstate behind me Let tomorrow learn to wait Let the windows stay rolled down Let the night come rolling in There's a thousand roads I've never seen And tonight I'll start with one of them I'm gonna take the long way Take the long way home [Extended Outro] Take the long way Yeah, the long way home Keep that old road rolling Keep those headlights on Take the long way home Take the long way home [Instrumental fade]