The Long Way Home

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Henrique keeps a paper map Folded where the creases run Marks the road to his old house And the river past the mill [Pre-Chorus] He says the years can change a town But not the way a name sounds [Chorus] Henrique, take the long way home Past the fields and the stones Every mile can make you new Still, the road remembers you Henrique, when the day is done There’s a door that’s left undone Come in, set your troubles down You don’t have to carry them now [Verse 2] His sister saves the Sunday chair A chipped blue cup beside the sink They talk about the summer flood And laugh before they start to think [Pre-Chorus] The years can change a town around But not the way a name sounds [Chorus] Henrique, take the long way home Past the fields and the stones Every mile can make you new Still, the road remembers you Henrique, when the day is done There’s a door that’s left undone Come in, set your troubles down You don’t have to carry them now [Bridge] No grand speech, no borrowed lines Just a place beside the table And the porch light left on late For the day you’re finally able [Final Chorus] Henrique, take the long way home Past the fields and the stones Every mile can make you new Still, the road remembers you Henrique, when the day is done There’s a door that’s left undone Come in, set your troubles down You don’t have to carry them now [Outro] The map goes back into his coat The house is warm, the kettle sings