The Long Way In

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Your old blue cooler’s riding in the back Two gas-station coffees, one paper map You drew a crooked heart beside the county line Said, “If we miss the turn, we’ll call it a sign” [Pre-Chorus] You laugh when the gravel kicks up dust Like every wrong road knows the way to us [Chorus] Take me where the blacktop thins Where the porch swings lean and the night rolls in We can make a little home out of borrowed time Your hand in mine at the edge of the county line No big plans, no alibi Just your boots by the door and your coat by mine If the whole world asks where we’ve been Say we took the long way in [Verse 2] Your brother’s old guitar in the passenger seat A grocery-store bouquet down by your feet You sing the wrong words like you wrote them that way I keep every small thing you say [Pre-Chorus] The diner’s closed, but the sign still hums You steal my sleeve when the cool air comes [Chorus] Take me where the blacktop thins Where the porch swings lean and the night rolls in We can make a little home out of borrowed time Your hand in mine at the edge of the county line No big plans, no alibi Just your boots by the door and your coat by mine If the whole world asks where we’ve been Say we took the long way in [Bridge] When the rent comes due and the truck won’t start We’ll split the last slice, laugh in the dark I don’t need a promise carved in stone Just keep choosing this road, keep choosing home [Final Chorus] Take me where the blacktop thins Where the porch swings lean and the morning rolls in We can make a little home out of borrowed time Your hand in mine at the edge of the county line No big plans, no alibi Just your boots by the door and your coat by mine If the whole world asks where we’ve been Say we took the long way in [Outro] Yeah, we took the long way in Your hand in mine, the long way in