Take the Long Way Home

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Antonella keeps a paper map Folded in her coat beside the keys She circles every little town Where the train slows down to breathe At the bakery on Via Roma She buys two rolls and one pear Then leaves a note for someone Who might need to know she's there [Pre-Chorus] She says, “The road is never finished Just because the day is through” And every time the doors slide open She steps forward into blue [Chorus] Antonella, take the long way home Past the olive trees and the old stone wall You don't have to know where the next turn goes You can find your way by the names you call Antonella, with your map held wide And a little room for the world to change If the morning asks you where you've been Tell it, “Somewhere I could stay” [Verse 2] She remembers summer in the station A red scarf caught against the rail Her brother laughing through the window As the hills began to pale Now she writes him from each harbor In a careful slanted hand “One day we'll meet where roads run quiet And eat peaches from the stand” [Pre-Chorus] She says, “The road is never finished Just because the day is through” And every time the doors slide open She steps forward into blue [Chorus] Antonella, take the long way home Past the olive trees and the old stone wall You don't have to know where the next turn goes You can find your way by the names you call Antonella, with your map held wide And a little room for the world to change If the morning asks you where you've been Tell it, “Somewhere I could stay” [Bridge] When the rain comes down in silver threads She tucks the paper safe and dry A child asks if she is lost She smiles and says, “Not this time” [Final Chorus] Antonella, take the long way home Past the olive trees and the old stone wall You don't have to know where the next turn goes You can find your way by the names you call Antonella, let the map unfold Let the road be more than straight and plain When the morning asks you where you've been Tell it, “I was learning every name” [Outro] Antonella, take the long way home One more town, one more open door