Take That Long Ride

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You folded your coat by the kitchen chair Left half a note and a comb in your hair The landlord called, but you let it ring Said, “I need one chance to change everything” I watched your suitcase roll down the hall Heard that old floorboard answer your call You held my hand like you might come back But your eyes were already down the track [Pre-Chorus] If a new road is what you need I won’t tie your heart to me Just promise when the morning comes You’ll remember where you’re from [Chorus] Take that long ride, honey, take it slow Carry the part of me you already know When the wheels start turning and the distance grows May mercy meet you wherever you go Take that long ride, honey, don’t be afraid Some doors close so a better one can be made And if your brave new life ever feels alone You still got a place that feels like home [Verse 2] Your sister called from a town up north Said there was honest work and a little porch A Sunday choir with a borrowed key And a room with enough for you and me But I could hear the doubt beneath your words Like a small hurt bird that had lost its nerve I said, “Baby, you have paid your dues You’ve got nothing left here to prove” [Pre-Chorus] If a new road is what you need I won’t tie your heart to me Just promise when the morning comes You’ll remember where you’re from [Chorus] Take that long ride, honey, take it slow Carry the part of me you already know When the wheels start turning and the distance grows May mercy meet you wherever you go Take that long ride, honey, don’t be afraid Some doors close so a better one can be made And if your brave new life ever feels alone You still got a place that feels like home [Bridge] Oh, I know the night can make a promise sound small I know a lonely heart can tremble at it all But the hands that held you through the hardest years Are lifting you now, not holding you here [Choir] Go on, go on, the road is wide Go on, go on, with grace beside Go on, go on, your time has come Go on, go on, toward the rising sun [Final Chorus] Take that long ride, honey, take it slow Carry the part of me you already know When the wheels start turning and the distance grows May mercy meet you wherever you go Take that long ride, honey, lift your head Leave the old sorrow where the old tears bled And if your brave new life ever feels alone You still got a place that feels like home [Outro] Go on, baby, I’ll be praying through Every mile that carries you Go on, baby, find your way Come back stronger someday