Taking the Long Way

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You drew a map on the back of my hand Two little arrows and a rubber-band plan We missed the last bus, so we took the long way Past the closed-up pool where we used to race [Pre-Chorus] You said, “If we keep moving, we’ll be there by dawn” I said, “You always make a wrong turn feel like home” [Chorus] We’re taking the long way, laughing too loud Shoes in our hands as we cut through the crowd No perfect plan and nowhere to be Just your crooked grin keeping pace with me Taking the long way, mile after mile You make the hard parts feel easy awhile If morning comes before we get there I’m glad I got lost with you somewhere [Verse 2] Your jacket smells like the rain on the field There’s a paper-star sticker stuck to your sleeve We split a warm soda outside the corner store And argue which summer we’re waiting for [Pre-Chorus] You said, “If we keep moving, we’ll be there by dawn” I said, “You always make a wrong turn feel like home” [Chorus] We’re taking the long way, laughing too loud Shoes in our hands as we cut through the crowd No perfect plan and nowhere to be Just your crooked grin keeping pace with me Taking the long way, mile after mile You make the hard parts feel easy awhile If morning comes before we get there I’m glad I got lost with you somewhere [Bridge] When the signs point back, we’ll turn them around When the road runs out, we’ll make our own town Keep that map with the arrows drawn wrong We’ve been finding our way all along [Final Chorus] We’re taking the long way, laughing too loud Shoes in our hands as we cut through the crowd No perfect plan and nowhere to be Just your crooked grin keeping pace with me Taking the long way, mile after mile You make the hard parts feel easy awhile If morning comes before we get there I’m glad I got lost with you somewhere [Outro] Somewhere with you Taking the long way